3.0
Velvet was the Night
'This book is so spectacularly good' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents.
'Such a captivating read' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock 'n' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman-and his soul.
'I couldn't put it down' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Swirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora's disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high.
Velvet Was the Night: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.
FictionMystery & DetectiveRomanceHistoricalSuspense20th Century
RELEASED2022
PUBLISHERJo Fletcher Books
LENGTH284
LANGUAGEEN
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican Canadian novelist, short story writer, editor, and publisher. She serves as publisher of [Innsmouth Free Press](https://innsmouthfreepress.com/), an imprint devoted to weird fiction. She has co-edited numerous anthologies, and *The Jewish Mexican Literary Review.* In 2016, she won a World Fantasy Award for the anthology *She Walks in Shadows* and a Copper Cylinder Award for her novel *Signal to Noise.* In February 2020 she was announced as a finalist for the Nebula Award 2019 in the Best Novel category for her book *Gods of Jade and Shadow.* Selected from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Moreno-Garcia), 7 February 2022
3.0
Velvet was the Night
'This book is so spectacularly good' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents.
'Such a captivating read' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock 'n' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman-and his soul.
'I couldn't put it down' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Swirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora's disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high.
Velvet Was the Night: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.
FictionMystery & DetectiveRomanceHistoricalSuspense20th CenturyThrillersNoir
RELEASED2022
PUBLISHERJo Fletcher Books
LENGTH284
LANGUAGEEN
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican Canadian novelist, short story writer, editor, and publisher. She serves as publisher of [Innsmouth Free Press](https://innsmouthfreepress.com/), an imprint devoted to weird fiction. She has co-edited numerous anthologies, and *The Jewish Mexican Literary Review.* In 2016, she won a World Fantasy Award for the anthology *She Walks in Shadows* and a Copper Cylinder Award for her novel *Signal to Noise.* In February 2020 she was announced as a finalist for the Nebula Award 2019 in the Best Novel category for her book *Gods of Jade and Shadow.* Selected from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Moreno-Garcia), 7 February 2022
