Preferably, I’d love a good mystery or thriller. We always bring food that is regional to the book, and I think we have done every kind of cuisine imaginable except, somehow, Mexican.
One thing I’ve noticed while researching options is that magic seems to be a very common theme within the culture. I’m open to it, but I know a few ladies in the club would not be into it. Right now I’m leaning towards the Murmur of Bees, but we have also read a lot of historical/war fiction and this also seems to have some mystical elements.
All suggestions appreciated, thank you!
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Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia. It’s a gothic mystery, centered around a remote house in the Mexican foothills/mountains. It reminded a lot of Agatha Christie.
Tesla And The Pyramid by Jenner Brown is a speculative history and science thriller partially set in Mexico.
I will always recommend[ Pedro Páramo](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38787.Pedro_P_ramo?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qPcOrQuZFI&rank=1) by Juan Rulfo when talking about mexican literature. It’s a classic for a reason. While it does have magical realism elements (it’s one of the first books written in this genre) it’s mostly a mystery of an abandoned town, Comala.
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas is a good historical romance/horror. I’ll second Mexican Gothic as well