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'Like its namesake, Silver Nitrate catches fire and doesn't stop burning until the end' The Washington Post 'Perfection. No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia' Kiersten White, author of Hide 'Wows you with its eerie atmosphere and deft blend of historical fiction, horror and black magic' The New York Times Book Review A breathtaking blend of Mexican horror movies and dark occultism from the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Montserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. Then her best friend Tristan introduces her to his new neighbour - cult horror director Abel Urueta, who promises that he can change all of their lives, if only they'll help him finish what he claims is a cursed film by a Nazi occultist. Disbelieving, but with nothing to lose, Montserrat and Tristan agree to help. However, as they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and its obscure creator, the pair might find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies . . . Readers LOVE Silver Nitrate! 'Deliciously creepy . . . a well-crafted slow burn horror novel that hooked me from the start' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Smart, scary and complex . . . I loved this beautiful book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Atmospheric, seductive, just wondrously creepy in the best way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Creepy, chilling and action packed! One could not ask for anything better than this!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely wonderful! The author is such a great storyteller' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love Silver Nitrate? Discover Silvia Moreno-Garcia's sumptuous historical epic, The Seventh Veil of Salome, available to pre-order now!

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Stylish and edgy * NEW YORK TIMES on MEXICAN GOTHIC * A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its icy embrace and linger like a nightmare * DAILY MAIL on MEXICAN GOTHIC * Moreno-Garcia is a magician able to switch genres with ease . . . a superb noir thriller * THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT * Silvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is unforgettable * CHRISTINA HENRY, author of ALICE, on CERTAIN DARK THINGS * Elegant, rich in description and filled with characters that come vividly to life * MUSE’S BOOK JOURNAL on THE BEAUTIFUL ONES * Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-mending, a wondrous and magical tale * KEVIN HEARNE, New York Times-bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW * A coming-of-age fairy tale of haunting shadows commingled with vibrant life * THE I on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW * A beautiful work that will draw you in and keep you transfixed and reading far too late * GENEVIEVE COGMAN, bestselling author of the Invisible Library series, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW *

Stylish and edgy * NEW YORK TIMES on MEXICAN GOTHIC * A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its icy embrace and linger like a nightmare * DAILY MAIL on MEXICAN GOTHIC * Moreno-Garcia is a magician able to switch genres with ease . . . a superb noir thriller * THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT * Silvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is unforgettable * CHRISTINA HENRY, author of ALICE, on CERTAIN DARK THINGS * Elegant, rich in description and filled with characters that come vividly to life * MUSE’S BOOK JOURNAL on THE BEAUTIFUL ONES * Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-mending, a wondrous and magical tale * KEVIN HEARNE, New York Times-bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW * A coming-of-age fairy tale of haunting shadows commingled with vibrant life * THE I on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW * A beautiful work that will draw you in and keep you transfixed and reading far too late * GENEVIEVE COGMAN, bestselling author of the Invisible Library series, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW * Saturated with references and genuine love for genre cinema, with supernatural and cinematic magic seen as often interchangeable * British Science Fiction Association *

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of Mexican Gothic (a New York Times bestseller), Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time magazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time), The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, the noir thrillers Untamed Shore and Velvet Was The Night, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silver Nitrate and the forthcoming The Seventh Veil of Salome. She has won the Locus and British Fantasy awards for her work as a novelist, and the World Fantasy Award as an editor. Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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