{"product_id":"velvet-was-the-night-a-delicious-twisted-noir-from-the-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-mexican-gothic","title":"Velvet Was The Night: a delicious, twisted noir from the New York Times bestselling author of MEXICAN GOTHIC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is so spectacularly good'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Such a captivating read' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I couldn't put it down'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVelvet Was the Night\u003c\/i\u003e: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/silvia-moreno-garcia-books\"\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jo Fletcher Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781529417982\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jo Fletcher Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47916396314801,"sku":"SB-1529417988-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1529417988_700fc137-cfae-4a25-9d72-81d603dcbb1a.jpg?v=1790306237","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/velvet-was-the-night-a-delicious-twisted-noir-from-the-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-mexican-gothic","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}