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Silver Nitrate
by Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
From the New York Times bestselling author of The
Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes
a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi
occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a
legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden
powers.
Vampires of El Norte
by Canas, Isabel
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico
border in this supernatural western from the author of
The Hacienda.
The Spite House
by Compton, Johnny
Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his
two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house,
his whole life behind in Maryland, he’s desperate for
money–it’s not easy to find safe work when you can’t
provide references, you can’t stay in one place for long,
and you’re paranoid that your past is creeping back up
on you.
The Madwomen of Paris
by Epstein, Jennifer Cody
A young woman with amnesia falls under the influence
of a powerful doctor in Paris’s notorious women’s
asylum, where she must fight to reclaim dangerous
memories—and even more perilously, her sanity—in
this gripping historical novel inspired by true events,
from the bestselling author of Wunderland.
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
by Fox, Hester
Lush, atmospheric and transporting, The Last Heir to
Blackwood Library is a skillful reflection on memory
and female agency, and a love letter to books from a
writer at the height of her power.
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
by Lumsden, Katie
A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a
chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Victorian
fiction. Nobody ever goes to Hartwood Hall. Folks say
it's cursed...
A House with Good Bones
by Kingfisher, T.
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning
master of suspense, A House with Good Bones explores
the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer
of a perfect home and family.
What Kind of Mother
by Chapman, Clay McLeod
Everyone in town is sure Skyler is dead, but when
Madi reads Henry’s palm, she’s haunted by strange and
disturbing visions that suggest otherwise. As she
follows the thread of these visions, Madi discovers a
terrifying nightmare waiting at the center of the
labyrinth—and it’s coming for everyone she holds dear.
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Best Gothic Fiction
Of 2023
The Only One Left
by Sager, Riley
Bestselling author Riley Sager returns with a Gothic
chiller about a young caregiver assigned to work for a
woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre
decades earlier.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
by Chokshi, Roshani
A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage
that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed
to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy
tales—the breathtaking adult debut from New York
Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi.
The Salt Grows Heavy
by Khaw, Cassandra
From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw
comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and
bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the
world, and the darkness within oneself.
The Foxglove King
by Whitten, Hannah
In this lush, romantic new epic fantasy series from
New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten,
a young woman’s secret power to raise the dead
plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world
of the Sainted King’s royal court.
Our Hideous Progeny
by McGill, C. E.
For readers of Circe or Ariadne, a brilliant literary
revisiting of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein with
a fresh, queer, provocative twist.
The Villa
by Hawkins, Rachel
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel
Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense,
set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of
Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
Starling House
by Harrow, Alix E.
A contemporary gothic fairy tale about a small town
haunted by the history it can't quite seem to bury and
the canny, clever young woman who finds herself
drawn to the house that sits at the crossroads of it all.
The God of Endings
by Holland, Jacqueline
Collette LeSange has been hiding a dark secret: She is
immortal. In 1834, Collette’s grandfather granted her
the gift of eternal life and since then, she has endured
centuries of turmoil and heartache. Now, almost 150
years later, Collette is a lonely artist running an elite
fine art school for children in upstate New York. But
her life is suddenly upended by the arrival of a gifted
child from a troubled home, the return of a stalking
presence from her past, and her own mysteriously
growing hunger for blood.
Looking Glass Sound
by Ward, Catriona
In a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine
coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever
write. It is the story of his childhood summer
companions and the killer that stalked the small New
England town. Of the body they found, and the horror
of that discovery echoing down the decades. And of
Sky, Wilder’s one-time best friend, who stole his
unfinished memoir and turned it into a lurid
bestselling novel, Looking Glass Sound.
House of Cotton
By Brashears, Monica
Sharp as a belted knife, this sly social commentary cuts
straight to the bone, revealing the aftermath of the
American plantation and what it means to be poor,
Black, and a woman in the God fearing south.
The London Séance Society
by Penner, Sarah
Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about
her sister’s death, but to do so, she must embrace the
unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias
against the occult. When Vaudeline is beckoned to
England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna
accompanies her as an understudy. But as the women
team up with the powerful men of London’s exclusive
Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to
suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime,
but perhaps entangled in one themselves…
