Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s first novel Signal to Noise is about Mercedes, a smart and music-obsessed woman. Prime Meridian (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: The Return of the Sorceress. but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her.Īs they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán might just find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies. Silver Nitrate (2023) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas. Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbour is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he has a way to change their lives – even if his tales of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she’s been in love with him since childhood.

She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. 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.A breathtaking blend of Mexican horror movies and dark occultism from the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives -even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood. From the New York Times bestselling 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 film-and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia