The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas
August 19, 2025
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Gothic fiction, vampires, horror, Mexican Gothic,
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from bestselling author Isabel Cañas.
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She senses something cold lurking beneath her skin. Something angry. Something wrong.
Elías, haunted by a troubled past, came to the New World to make his fortune and escape his family’s legacy of greed. Alba, as his cousin’s betrothed, is none of his business. Which is of course why he can’t help but notice the growing tension between them every time she enters the room…and why he notices her deteriorate when the demon’s thirst for blood gets stronger.
In the fight for her life, Alba and Elías become entangled with the occult, the Church, long-kept secrets, and each other… not knowing that one of these things will spell their doom.
Isabel Cañas’ Mexican Gothic-meets-The Exorcist new novel, THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ (Berkley Hardcover; August 19, 2025) has been building buzz all summer, and now finished books have arrived—would you like one?
**BookRiot put it best: “Any book that combines blood-thirsty demons, the church, and the occult is one I’m going to need in my greedy little hands.”
**Publishers Weekly said: “chilling.... the richly layered narrative offers much to hold readers’ interest as it probes themes of colonialism, patriarchy, and autonomy.”
**Isabel will be the cover story of Writer’s Digest in the September/October issue ** “Isabel Cañas has quickly become a superstar of historical fiction, and this one looks like the best yet!”—CrimeReads
About the Author:
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InstagramIsabel Cañas is the breakout writer of horror novels including The Hacienda (2022), Vampires of El Norte (2023), and now The Possession of Alba Díaz (August 19, 2025). She is best known for reclaiming traditional horror tropes, once the sole playground of “pale and male” writers, and giving them a feminist and Latinx perspective. A rising star who will be on the cover of Writer’s Digest this September/October, Isabel has cemented her status as an exciting, dynamic author at the forefront of the horror wave with her signature blend of frightening set pieces, well-researched and insightful takes on the history of Mexico, and a temperature-raising romance between lead characters. She has been praised by outlets like The New York Times “a thing of uncanny, chilling beauty”, NPR (“one of the best new voices bridging the gap between romance and speculative fiction”), Vulture, Esquire, Paste, The Washington Post, and many more.
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