![]() ![]() I think people come in with expectations of a mystery or a thriller, and they look at noir and think, 'What is this?' but noir really is a different beast," she explained to Gomulka. It's interested in the dark side of the characters, in the dark side of life. ![]() In fact, in a lot of noirs the stakes are pretty low. and a thriller is when the stakes are pretty high and it's action-packed. When you have a mystery, you are trying to solve a whodunnit. The dark, thoughtful read was selected as the October pick for Oxygen Book Club, which highlights books in the true crime and mystery sphere each month and features exclusive interviews, guided discussions, and more. Instead, "Velvet Was The Night" is a "simmering, 1970s noir," she told Oxygen digital correspondent Stephanie Gomulka in a recent interview. But that doesn't mean you should expect a typical thriller when you pick up this novel. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest book definitely has a mystery at its center: a woman has gone missing amidst the political turmoil of 1970s Mexico, and two very different people are trying to find her. ![]()
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