Books by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

“The heroine, Noemí Taboada, is a vibrant, clever and lively young woman from a wealthy family in Mexico City. Bored by her social round of cocktail parties, gossip and the occasional piano performance, she jumps at the challenge set by her father of going to visit, and help, her newly-wed cousin Catalina who has been sending disturbing letters from her mountain-top home, High Place, saying that she is being poisoned and is surrounded by ghosts.” Read more...

The Best Psychological Horror Books

Tabitha Potts, Novelist

“In three parallel storylines, a Mexican rancher goes missing at the turn of the 20th century; a beautiful young woman vanishes from a college campus in the 1930s, and another mysterious disappearance from the same institution in the 1990s. Expect a slow burn folk horror that spans most of a century and much of a continent.” Read more...

The Best Horror Novels: The 2026 Bram Stoker Awards

The Horror Writers Association,

“Moreno-Garcia’s novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau takes place in Yaxaktun, Mexico, and follows two voices: Doctor Moreau’s daughter Carlota, and his mayordomo (household manager) Montgomery. The doctor is creating human-animal hybrids, claiming that they offer hope of medical advances—but he is also beholden to a patron, who hopes the experiments will ultimately provide cheap labour. The moral uncertainty is well-drawn, but takes a back seat to the human (or part-human) relationships. These feel real; there are no simplistic character choices made to serve romance or villainy, and the resulting relationships are unpredictable and compelling. The story also gains verisimilitude from its historical setting, with fact and fiction deftly woven together.” Read more...

The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2023: The Hugo Awards

Sylvia Bishop,