| Edition |
Del Rey trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
334 pages ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent. |
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unmediated n rdamedia. |
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volume nc rdacarrier. |
| Series |
Popular reading collection ;
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| Note |
Includes reading group guide (pages [307]-321). |
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Includes an excerpt from Gods of Jade and Sorrow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. |
| Summary |
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi 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 Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi 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 Noemi; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom. Noemi's only ally in this inhospitable place is the family's youngest son. But he too may be hiding a dark secret. As Noemi begins to unearth stories of violence and madness, she is slowly drawn into a terrifying yet secretive world--a world that may be impossible to escape. |
| Subject |
Haunted houses -- Mexico -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Family secrets -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
052562080X |
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9780525620808 |
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