🖤 Velvet Was the Night
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia 🌹

Dive into the noir-soaked world of Velvet Was the Night, a suspenseful and moody historical thriller by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1970s Mexico City, this tale is a gripping mix of political intrigue, unexpected romance, and shadowy secrets, with a touch of the sinister elegance that Moreno-Garcia is known for.

📜 The Story: In the midst of the student protests and political unrest of 1970s Mexico, Maite, a disillusioned secretary with a penchant for romance comics, finds herself pulled into a dangerous mystery. When her glamorous neighbor, Leonora, suddenly vanishes, Maite is swept into a world of espionage, conspiracy, and underground political movements. Desperate to uncover the truth, she teams up with Elvis, an enforcer who works for a shadowy government group, but who secretly dreams of escape and a better life.

As Maite and Elvis get closer to finding Leonora, they become entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where trust is scarce, and the stakes grow higher with each passing day.

🌟 What to Expect:

• 🕵️‍♀️ A riveting noir mystery, full of twists and betrayals.
• 🌆 A rich historical setting, with the political tensions and dark secrets of 1970s Mexico City woven into every chapter.
• 💔 Complex, relatable characters, from Maite’s quiet desperation for a different life to Elvis’ inner conflict between loyalty and his dreams of freedom.
• 📚 Themes of desire and disillusionment, as both Maite and Elvis grapple with their own yearnings against the backdrop of a dangerous world.
• 💥 Pulsing suspense and danger, where every shadow could hold a threat, and no one is what they seem.

If you’re a fan of noir fiction with richly detailed settings and deeply flawed, fascinating characters, Velvet Was the Night is a thrilling journey through a world where the line between hero and villain is blurred, and survival is the only thing that matters.

📖 Step into the dark elegance of Velvet Was the Night—a novel that simmers with tension, intrigue, and the seductive pull of danger. 🖤