The Hacienda Michael Arntfield “Bancroft is a magician

“Bancroft is a magician

Helen Scheuerer

and proclaims that

Marin finds herself intrigued by his stubbornness

” (The New York Times)

The Hacienda Michael Arntfield “Bancroft is a magicianMexican 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, Beatrizs father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solrzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wifes sudden demise, choosing instead to seize