CRRL Picks: Chills & Thrills from Hispanic Authors

A Novel

by Iglesias, Gabino

Book - 2022

After tragedy destroys the life he knew, Mario, a hitman, agrees to one final job: hijack a cartel’s cash shipment before it reaches Mexico. Along with an...Show more After tragedy destroys the life he knew, Mario, a hitman, agrees to one final job: hijack a cartel’s cash shipment before it reaches Mexico. Along with an old friend and a cartel-insider, Mario sets off on the near-suicidal mission, which will leave him with either a cool $200,000 or a bullet in the skull. But the path to reward or ruin is never as straight as it seems. As the three complicated men travel through the endless landscape of Texas, across the border and back, their hidden motivations are laid bare alongside nightmarish encounters that defy explanation. Show less

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The Hacienda

by Cañas, Isabel

Book - 2022

When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the securit...Show more When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. But Hacienda San Isidro is nothing like she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, terrifying visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. And why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Show less

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The Haunting of Alejandra

A Novel

by Castro, V.

Book - 2023

Alejandra has become a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparitio...Show more Alejandra has become a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown. When Alejandra finally visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family’s history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors - the crying woman was also with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. Show less

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The Hollow Ones

by Toro, Guillermo del

Book - 2020

FBI Agent Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending...Show more FBI Agent Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a murderer. What most troubles Odessa isn't the tragedy itself - it's the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent's body after his death. After Hardwicke accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent, she finds herself on the trail of a mysterious man named Hugo Blackwood, who claims to have been alive for centuries and who is either an unhinged lunatic or humanity's best and only defense against unspeakable evil. Show less

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Jawbone

by Ojeda, Mónica

Book - 2022

This National Book Award nominee weaves pop culture references and horror concepts drawn from authors such as Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and anonym...Show more This National Book Award nominee weaves pop culture references and horror concepts drawn from authors such as Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and anonymous online stories from the web form “creepypastas,” "Jawbone" is an ominous novel that explores the terror of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear. Show less

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Our Share of Night

A Novel

by Enriquez, Mariana

Book - 2023

Devastated by the loss of their wife and mother, a young father and son set off on a road trip to her ancestral home where they encounter the Order, a fam...Show more Devastated by the loss of their wife and mother, a young father and son set off on a road trip to her ancestral home where they encounter the Order, a family obsessed with the search for immortality. For Gasper, the son, the cult is his destiny. But as he gets pulled further into their evil ways, Gasper and his father attempt to outrun the powerful clan. But how will he escape his fate, and how far will his father go to protect him? Show less

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Piñata

by Gout, Leopoldo

Book - 2023

Carmen Sanchez is in Mexico, supervising the renovation of an ancient abbey. Her young daughters join her in what Carmen hopes is a chance for them to con...Show more Carmen Sanchez is in Mexico, supervising the renovation of an ancient abbey. Her young daughters join her in what Carmen hopes is a chance for them to connect with their roots. When an accident at the worksite unearths a stash of rare, centuries-old artifacts, the disaster costs Carmen her job, cutting the family trip short. But something malevolent follows them home to New York, stalking the Sanchez family and heralding a coming catastrophe. And it may already be too late to escape what’s been awakened. Show less

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Silver Nitrate

by Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Book - 2023

Sound editor Montserrat is talented, but is a woman in a man's industry in 1990s Mexico City. To add to her career struggle, she is unrequited in the love...Show more Sound editor Montserrat is talented, but is a woman in a man's industry in 1990s Mexico City. To add to her career struggle, she is unrequited in the love she feels for her best friend Tristán, a popular soap opera star. But then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, who claims he can change both his and Montserrat's lives with the film he never finished. After getting both on board to help him shoot the missing scene, Montserrat begins experiencing a disturbing presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. As they work together to solve the mystery of the film and its director, they find out that supernatural terrors may not just be in the movies. Show less

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The Supernatural Enhancements

A Novel

by Cantero, Edgar

Book - 2014

Months after the last of the Wells family jumps out of his bedroom window in Axton House, two odd Europeans arrive in Virginia to take possession of the e...Show more Months after the last of the Wells family jumps out of his bedroom window in Axton House, two odd Europeans arrive in Virginia to take possession of the estate. Told through journal entries, we discover that "A." is the 23-year-Wells family descendant, and Niamh is a mute punk teen girl A. refers to as his associate, or his bodyguard. The rumors about the mansion being haunted add to their excitement of the inheritance - but ghosts are not in any way the deepest secret of the mysterious house. Show less

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Vampires of El Norte

by Cañas, Isabel

Book - 2023

Nena - daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico - realizes something sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood. She be...Show more Nena - daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico - realizes something sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood. She believes it's the same terror that attacked her nine years ago. Nena's childhood sweetheart, Néstor, believes Nena to be dead and has been on the run from his grief ever since. The two are brought together by the U.S. invasion of Mexico, but their reunion is terrifyingly cut short. Unless Nena and Néstor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn. Show less

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