Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Outstanding!

In my teens through James Herbert, Dennis Wheatley & Stephen King, I became fascinated with the occult and read several books by and on Aleister Crowley. This went on to my own writing notably the Vril Cult in Nazi Germany & its influence on my books Hollow Point; and, EAGLES HUNT WOLVES.

Garcia manages to deliver a superb book, compelling, gothic and at times well prepared jump scares. She manages to hold the reins on the supernatural aspect to the tale, while at the same time creating authentic, believable characters. A nod to Hitchcock about putting ordinary people in extraordinary situations and the realisation of the threat they face is well teased out.

A book, I'm going to re-read now as its pretty close to perfect.



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