For adult fans of the horror genre, this book club meets on the third Thursday of the month and will cover horror books both contemporary and classic. For information on our current book, please give us a call at 505-291-6264.

Our November book will be Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (available in eBook, eAudiobook, Print, Print (Spanish Language) and Large Print), a gothic tale taking place in the 1950's that centers around Noemí, a spirited young woman who - in attempts to save her cousin - finds out mre about her family home than she ever thought she would know. Topping bestseller charts since it's publication in the summer of 2020, Mexican Gothic has been nominated for a Bram Stoker award, the Shirley Jackson award, and has won the Locus and Aurora awards. 

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