Mexican Gothic

　　「他試圖要毒死我！你一定得來救我，Noemi，救我！」
　　從與世隔絕、富麗堂皇的宅邸中，突然傳來了這封聲嘶力竭的救命信函⋯⋯

　　年輕的Noemi Taboada收到新婚的表姊傳來一封求救信，雖然Noemi知道表姊總是喜歡誇大其詞，但信中對丈夫下毒預謀以及大宅子中不斷出現鬼魂，這樣指證歷歷的控訴，讓Noemi心中也開始覺得哪裡不對勁。她立刻動身前往位於墨西哥鎮市郊的某間豪宅，儘管一身打扮似乎更適合派對盛會，但也遮掩不了Noemi前往偵查的決心。

　　聰明、機智、勇敢，重點是還有著不服輸的毅力，她不畏懼陰險卻又魅力滿點的表姐夫，也不畏懼那鬼影幢幢，開始入侵她夢境裡的那棟血淋淋豪宅。唯一盟友只有這家中最年輕的兒子，害羞而彬彬有禮，一方面想伸出援手，卻又急於希望能夠隱藏家中最黑暗的過去。當Noemi將其中的不堪一一挖掘而出，堆疊的暴力、瘋狂，這棟房子的神秘遠遠超過她的認知⋯⋯

　　(文／博客來編譯)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ＂It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.＂--The Guardian

ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD - NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Marie Claire, Vox, Mashable, Men’s Health, Library Journal, Book Riot, LibraryReads

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes ＂a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror＂ (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find--her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.

Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.

And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.

＂It’s as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic.＂--The Washington Post

＂Mexican Gothic is the perfect summer horror read, and marks Moreno-Garcia with her hypnotic and engaging prose as one of the genre’s most exciting talents.＂--Nerdist

＂A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush ’50s atmosphere.＂--Entertainment Weekly

Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow, named one of the best books of summer 2019 by Publishers Weekly; Signal to Noise, named one of the best books of the year by Book Riot, Tordotcom, BuzzFeed, io9, and other publications; Certain Dark Things, one of NPR’s best books of the year, a Publishers Weekly top ten, and a VOYA ＂Perfect Ten＂; the fantasy of manners The Beautiful Ones; and the science fiction novella Prime Meridian. She has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (aka Cthulhu’s Daughters). She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.