天鹅绒是夜晚 西尔维亚·莫雷诺·加西亚（Silvia Moreno-Garcia） 这是一部节奏紧凑、引人入胜的小说。一旦开始阅读，你就会爱不释手。书中人物性格鲜明，难以捉摸，故事情节扣人心弦。故事发生在1971年的墨西哥城，充满了历史背景和相关的流行文化元素。如果你喜欢黑色小说，这绝对是一部值得一读的五星级作品。
A homely secretary (Maite) is bored with her work and her life. She can’t make her daily meal and discovers her joy between the pages of romantic 漫画. Maite is cat sitting for her neighbour when it becomes apparent that her neighbour has disappeared. Searching for a little adventure, Maite chooses to find Leonora and unwittingly throws herself straight forwardly into the center of a risky political conspiracy.
Elvis (member of the Hawks) – a government agency tasked with destroying proof gathered by the rebels. It 来了 to their attention that Leonora has photos and he sets out to discover her before she can release them. In the hunt for Leonora, he starts following Maite and begins to form an obsession on her.
这个 故事 switches back and forth among Maite and Elvis and their particular stories. However, I didn’t feel connected with any of the character and discovered Maite, whiny and repulsive. At the same time Elvis’ story felt like an action film which was engaging however not actually my style. “Velvet Was the Night” was also more political than I expected which was intriguing but additionally not something I would ordinarily decide to read about.
总的来说，西尔维娅·莫雷诺-加西亚的《天鹅绒之夜》是一部文笔流畅、引人入胜且趣味盎然的作品。即便读完之后，书中的很多情节依然让我兴致盎然。作者无疑是一位才华横溢的作家，而这本书与她以往的墨西哥哥特式小说风格迥异，着实令我印象深刻。现在，我迫不及待地想要阅读她的其他作品了。
另请阅读：马克·爱德华兹的《空洞》是一部精彩刺激、引人入胜的小说
