Velvet was the night
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2021].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Edition.
Physical Desc:
284 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
Ashland Adult Fiction
MORENO-GARCIA
Description
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they’re both desperate to find.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, She Reads, Library Journal • “An adrenalized, darkly romantic journey.”—The Washington Post
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.
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.
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.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, She Reads, Library Journal • “An adrenalized, darkly romantic journey.”—The Washington Post
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.
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.
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.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Ashland Adult Fiction
MORENO-GARCIA
Available
Nov 29, 2021
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Boulder Junction Adult Fiction
FIC MOR
Available
Nov 7, 2023
Cable Adult Fiction
MYS MOR
Available
Nov 10, 2023
Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
MOR
Available
Nov 9, 2023
Red Cliff Adult fiction
FIC MOR
Available
Shell Lake Adult Fiction
FIC MORENO-GARCIA
Available
Feb 23, 2024
Spooner Adult Fiction
F MOR
Due May 11, 2024
Superior Adult Fiction
FICTION Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Available
Mar 20, 2024
Washburn Adult Fiction
FIC MOR
Available
Apr 5, 2022
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593356821, 0593356829
Notes
Description
"1970s Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When 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. Meanwhile, someone else is also looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure who commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis is an eccentric thug who longs to escape his own life: He loathes violence and loves old movies and rock 'n' roll. But as Elvis searches for the missing woman, he comes to observe Maite from a distance--and grows more and more obsessed with this woman who shares his love of music, and the unspoken loneliness of his heart. Now as Maite and Elvis come closer to discovering the secrets behind Leonora's disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger that threatens to consume their lives, with hit men, government agents, and Russian spies aiming to protect Leonora's secrets--at gunpoint"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Moreno-Garcia, S. (2021). Velvet was the night. First Edition. New York, Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. 2021. Velvet Was the Night. New York, Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, Velvet Was the Night. New York, Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. Velvet Was the Night. First Edition. New York, Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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