Montserrat is an audio editor in the 1990s Mexico City film scene, but she’s constantly being overlooked and overworked. Her best friend Tristán is a washed-up soap star just waiting for the phone to ring with his next audition. When Tristán befriends the elderly and renowned director Abel, all three dive into the stories and screens of years gone by. Abel sees the two young people as an opportunity to finish his long-forgotten film, a production that stopped under mysterious, magical and possibly murderous circumstances. As Montserrat and Tristán dive deeper into the world of the missing scenes, it appears that Abel isn’t just hiding the finished film…but the secrets of the obscure occultist behind the film.
Through a cast of characters, supernatural experiences, and 90s nostalgia (pagers anyone?), Silvia Moreno-Garcia keeps readers guessing as they make their way through this book. Part horror, part fantasy, part historical fiction, Silver Nitrate is an genre-bending story that touches on unfulfilled wishes, dreams, and even the occasional curse.
If you like stories of old Hollywood glam, enjoy spooky stories, or are a fan of Moreno-Garcia’s previous work, pick this one up!
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-Melinda
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