An Immaculate Deception

Your next gothic horror obsession, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and A Dowry of Blood
From debut author Isabela Livino comes the gothic horror event of 2026, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic, The Hacienda and A Dowry of Blood

THE UNMISSABLE GOTHIC HORROR EVENT OF 2026

Pernambuco, Brazil, 1877. Raised in a deeply religious household, Madalena knows Dante's Inferno by heart and fears her mother's reaction as much as she fears God. When she falls pregnant with a child conceived in sin, her mother issues a threat: marry or surrender the baby.

Confident that the father, the dashing Leandro Neves, will propose, Madalena sets off to his sprawling estate. After a storm wrecks her carriage, she awakens in Leandro's crumbling mansion, tended to by the magnetic Doctor Lobo. Leandro is there. but he is no longer the charming poet she knew. He's silent. Obsessed. Always watching.

Strange perfume haunts a locked room. Pages vanish from books. Jewels lie untouched in a forgotten wardrobe. And mirrors begin disappearing after Madalena sees something - or someone - ghastly in the reflection.

Leandro is unravelling. Doctor Lobo may be hiding something even darker. Trapped in a decaying house of secrets, Madalena must uncover the truth before the men around her destroy her, and before the hell she fears becomes the one she's living in.

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PRAISE FOR AN IMMACULATE DECEPTION

'A wild ride. Vivid and exhilarating, with a breath taking twist, An Immaculate Deception is a stunning debut'
SHEN TAO, AUTHOR OF THE POET EMPRESS

'Alluring, eerie, and impossible to put down, this book consumed me completely. And the twist left me reeling!'
CAROLINA FLÓREZ-CERCHIARO, AUTHOR OF BOCHICA

'Completely unforgettable, this is a book that will stay with you long after you've put it down, certain to haunt your dreams and creep into your waking thoughts'
DORIAN RAVENSCROFT, AUTHOR OF THE WHITE NORTH HAS THY BONES

'Transported me to a world of grand decay and puzzle pieces that couldn't possibly fit - until they do. I loved every second of it'
BAR FRIDMAN-TELL, AUTHOR OF HONEYSUCKLE

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