NATIONALBESTSELLER-FromtheauthorofTheDaughterofDoctorMoreauandMexicanGothiccomesafabulousmeldofMexicanhorrormoviesandNazioccultism:adarkthrilleraboutthecursethathauntsalegendarylostfilm--andawakensonewoman’shiddenpowers.“Noonepuncturestheskinofrealitytorevealthelurking,sinistermagicbeneathbetterthanSilviaMoreno-Garcia.“--KierstenWhite,authorofHideABESTBOOKOFTHEYEAR:TheNewYorkTimesBookReview,TheWashingtonPost,Tordotcom,Polygon,CrimeReads,BookPage,BookRiotMontserrathasalwaysbeenoverlooked.She’satalentedsoundeditor,butshe’sleftoutoftheboys’clubrunningthefilmindustryin’90sMexicoCity.Andshe’sallbutinvisibletoherbestfriend,Trist獺n,acharmingiffadedsoapoperastar,thoughshe’sbeeninlovewithhimsincechildhood.ThenTrist獺ndiscovershisnewneighboristheculthorrordirectorAbelUrueta,andthelegendaryauteurclaimshecanchangetheirlives--evenifhistaleofaNazioccultistimbuingmagicintohighlyvolatilesilvernitratestocksoundslikesheerfantasy.Themagicfilmwasneverfinished,whichiswhy,Uruetaswears,hiscareervanishedovernight.Heiscursed.NowthedirectorwantsMontserratandTrist獺ntohelphimshootthemissingsceneandliftthecurse...butMontserratsoonnoticesadarkpresencefollowingher,andTrist獺nbeginsseeingtheghostofhisex-girlfriend.Astheyworktogethertounravelthemysteryofthefilmandtheobscureoccultistwhoonceroamedtheircity,MontserratandTrist獺nmayfindthatsorcerersandmagicarenotonlythestuffofmovies.
