{"product_id":"9781529441758","title":"The Intrigue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVelvet Was the Night \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHandsome con artist Ulises \u003c\/b\u003ehas long charmed lonely women via letters to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won't last forever, and he's desperate to get his hands on a real fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe thinks he's found it when he captivates his newest correspondent, Perla,\u003c\/b\u003e the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But when he meets her, he finds something he didn't expect. \u003cb\u003eThe woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunt's household.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Inés discovers Ulises' true intentions, she wants in on the scheme. \u003c\/b\u003eThey'll convince her aunt that Ulises is a great catch, Perla will marry him, and her money will vanish. Easy, fast and clean. But Perla is not the desperate, silly spinster Ulises imagines. She harbors secrets. And although Ulises does not believe in true romance, Inés is more alluring than he bargained on. \u003cb\u003eSuddenly, a simple plan may become perilously complicated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenture into the streets of a small town where the patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE INTRIGUE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lush and passionate with magnetic prose . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue \u003c\/i\u003ewill grab you by the throat and won't let go until its earth-shaking finale!' \u003cb\u003eS. A. Crosby, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKing of Ashes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As the deception and the bodies mount, I rooted increasingly for this Bonnie \u0026amp; Clyde to get away clean with the loot. Do they? Read and find out; you won't be sorry!' \u003cb\u003eKate Quinn, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Everything about Moreno-Garcia's latest exudes noir at its very best' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Moreno-Garcia delivers a pulpy noir-telenovela mashup that would make James M. Cain jealous' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is yet another rock-solid novel from a born storyteller. Clever, taut, and just flat-out fun' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57348879483253,"sku":"9781529441758","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781529441758.jpg?v=1783674222","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781529441758","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}