ชื่อเรื่อง Mexican Gothic
ผู้แต่ง Silvia Moreno-Garcia
นิยายสยองขวัญ
สำนักพิมพ์ Del Rey
เรื่องย่อ
ผู้แต่ง Silvia Moreno-Garcia
นิยายสยองขวัญ
สำนักพิมพ์ Del Rey
เรื่องย่อ
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
REVIEW
โนเอมีได้รับจดหมายจากลูกพี่ลูกน้องของเธอ คาทาลิน่า เนื้อความไม่ปะติดปะต่อเหมือนกับว่าเธอกำลังจะเสียสติ และด้วยความเป็นห่วงคาทาลิน่าที่เพิ่งแต่งงานกับเวอร์จิล ดอยล์ไปได้ไม่นาน พ่อของโนเอมีจึงไหว้หวานให้เธอไปดูอาการของคาทาลิน่าถึงที่ โนเอมีจึงออกเดินทางไปยังสถานที่ซึ่งถูกปกคลุมไปด้วยหมอกและบรรยากาศชวนหลอน ที่นั่นถูกเรียกว่า High Place
