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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.0

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"Velvet Was the Night" is set in 1970s Mexico City. Maite is a struggling 30-year-old secretary, longing for love but closed off to it. When her neighbor Leonora asks her to watch her cat, Maite's life takes an unexpected turn. Leonora disappears, and Maite becomes entangled in a political nightmare. Meanwhile, Elvis, a young man involved with a shady group called the Hawks, questions his involvement. As their lives intertwine, the story becomes a simmering adventure filled with intrigue.