The award-winning author of Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of the 100 best
fantasy novels of all time, TIME magazine) returns with a mesmerising feminist
Gothic fantasy, in which a glamorous young socialite discovers the haunting
secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico. He is trying to poison me.
You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me. When glamorous socialite Noemí
Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued
from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has
always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is
poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her.
Noemí's chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than
amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in
the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin.
Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not
of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his
father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not of
the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood
and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son.
Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark
knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of
High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them
from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and
madness. And Noemí, mesmerised by the terrifying yet seductive world of High
Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind...