Mexican Gothic (okładka  miękka, wyd. 01.2021)

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 IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS - WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD - NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY 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 [...]