The Hacienda

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Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...

During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solrzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost.

But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.

When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz's sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo's sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz's fears--but why does she refuse to enter the house at night Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols What really happened to the first Doa Solrzano

Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her.

Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrs, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrs will have to rely on his skills as a witch to battle the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda.

Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz's doom.

Reviews

"Pretty much the perfect Gothic novel... meaning it reads like a brilliant piece of historical fiction and a, 'Okay, I'm gonna need to sleep with the lights on now, ' horror novel."
--Jezebel

"The scary, atmospheric, gorgeous Gothic of my dreams."
--Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs

"Gothic terror at its best, layered with tension: class, religious, and sexual. You will be so immersed in its skillful storytelling that the hours will vanish."
--Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel

A haunted history, a gory gothic, a forbidden romance. This book kept me up at night, and it was worth every second of lost sleep.
--Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches

"A hypnotic, sinister tale that is equal parts terrifying and luxurious. Caas's debut is a nightmare lined with velvet."
--Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

"A haunting gorgeous tale of doomed love, vengeful spirits, and tortured faith that I could not put down."
--S.A. Chakraborty, bestselling author of The Empire of Gold

Lush, sinister, and darkly romantic. The Hacienda is a haunting and brilliant debut.
--Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching

"Absolutely enthralling--I read it in one sitting because its vivid prose and spectacular twists and turns made it impossible to put down."
--Genevieve Gornichec, bestselling author of The Witch's Heart

"As romantic as it is terrifying, The Hacienda is a lush, atmospheric read that never pulls any punches. Horror fans, fantasy fans, and romance fans will all find something to love here."
--Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf

"A stunning, spellbinding debut. The Hacienda is bone-chilling and gloriously gothic. Absolutely unmissable."
--Rachel Harrison, author of The Return

The Hacienda is a ghost story that also earns its place as literature. Caas is a name to watch.
--Daniel Abraham, co-author of The Expanse series

Caas clearly knows the genre, alternately deploying and subverting haunted house tropes. The result is a brilliant contribution to the new wave of postcolonial Gothics. Readers won't want to miss this.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Lush, beautiful, and completely deserving of the comparisons to Rebecca, The Hacienda is essential reading in the gothic revival."
--CrimeReads

"Debut gothic thrills appropriately billed for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic and Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer.
--Library Journal

Author Bio

Isabel Caas is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, and Turkey, among other places, she has settled (for now) in New York City, where she works on her PhD dissertation in medieval Islamic literature and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.