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. Elvis is an eccentric criminal who longs to escape his own life: He loathes violence and loves old movies and rock ’n’ roll. 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. 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. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger.

Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. Also, what a cool damn cover.įrom the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a “delicious, twisted treat for lovers of noir” about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of a missing woman they’re both desperate to find.ġ970s, Mexico City.

I believe this was also a Hide Your Wallet pick and I remember being super excited. Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia is $1.99 and another KDD! This is a noir/mystery novel set in Mexico during the 1970s.

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