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Silver nitrate / Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
"A meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden powers"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593355367 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Best friends > Fiction. Bisexuals > Fiction. Blessing and cursing > Fiction. Cursed objects > Fiction. Motion picture industry > Fiction. Mexico City (Mexico) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Paranormal fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Moren | 31681010332161 | FICTION | Checked out | 08/27/2025 |
| Stroud Branch | FIC Moren | 31681010332153 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Helping a cult horror director shoot the missing scene from his magic film that was never finished to lift a curse, sound editor Montserrat and her best friend Tristán start seeing strange things and must unravel the mystery of this film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city. - Random House, Inc.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost filmâand awakens one womanâs hidden powers.
âNo one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.ââKiersten White, author of Hide
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ⢠A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Polygon, CrimeReads, BookPage, Book Riot
Montserrat has always been overlooked. Sheâs a talented sound editor, but sheâs left out of the boysâ club running the film industry in â90s Mexico City. And sheâs all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though sheâs been in love with him since childhood.
Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their livesâeven if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.
Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend.
As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies.
