![]() ![]() It goes down so smoothly that it left me marveling at what kind of sorceress Moreno-Garcia must be as she reworks genre after genre, weaving in Mexican history and culture, satisfying familiar cravings without resorting to mere pastiche. The delectable cocktail that is Velvet Was the Night contains a generous dash of bitters, but the finish is satisfyingly mellow. the way that war-not a world war, but the Dirty War between the government and its restive citizens-keeps erupting into their lives, forcing them to confront the reality of history and politics, keeps the novel fresh in contrast with classic noir, this war refuses to remain hidden. ![]() Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a masterful writer who pulls you into her dark world and never lets you go. ![]() The scary thing about this novel is how good it is. Velvet was the Night is an explosive combination of such classic 70s thrillers as Three Days of the Condor and contemporary Mexican noir like Yuri Herreras celebrated Signs Preceding the End of the World. 'Silvia Moreno-Garcia takes you into the gritty underworld noir of 1970s Mexico City with a propulsive read where no one and nothing is as it seems.' - Isabella Maldonado 'Velvet Was the Night is a delicious, twisted treat for lovers of noir. But Moreno-Garcia, a bona fide literary chameleon, slips effortlessly out of the satin pumps of the gothic and into the beat-up wingtips of noir. Its prose is lean, its characters are nobodies, its setting is urban, and there isn’t the slightest speck of the supernatural. ![]() Velvet Was the Night has little in common with the delirious Mexican Gothic. ![]()
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