{"product_id":"the-intrigue","title":"The Intrigue","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bewitching, The Seventh Veil of Salome, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Mexican Gothic, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other books. She has won the Locus and British Fantasy awards for her work as a novelist, and the World Fantasy Award as an editor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A pulpy noir-telenovela mashup that would make James M. Cain jealous.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lush and passionate with magnetic prose, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue\u003c\/i\u003e takes up the mantle of noir classics like \n\u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e or \n\u003ci\u003eBlack Wings Has My Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, and reinvigorates the genre with a new perspective. Silvia-Moreno Garcia writes with the soul of a sensualist and the eye of a practiced observer of human nature. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue \u003c\/i\u003ewill grab you by the throat and not let go until its earth-shaking finale!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--S. A. Cosby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKing of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Silvia Moreno-Garcia has a great gift for making you cheer for things you shouldn't, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. As the deception and the bodies mounted, I increasingly rooted for this Bonnie and Clyde to get away clean with the loot. Do they? Read and find out; you won't be sorry!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kate Quinn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue\u003c\/i\u003e is] clever, taut, and just flat-out fun.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Intrigue \u003c\/i\u003elooks to be Silvia Moreno-Garcia in peak form, for another entry in a storied career.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCrime Reads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"An irresistible plot in a noir tale of desire, greed, and seduction.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue \u003c\/i\u003emixes lust, greed, and dark humor in a noir story where no one's heart--or wallet--is safe.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSheReads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Writing with elegantly crafted prose to rival Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain's discerning flair for morally complex characterization, Moreno-Garcia ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bewitching\u003c\/i\u003e) serves up her own seductive literary cocktail composed of equal measures of deception, danger, desire, and desperation. From its expertly evoked settings to its flawlessly paced plot, everything about Moreno-Garcia's latest exudes noir at its very best.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Moreno-Garcia ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bewitching\u003c\/i\u003e) satisfies with this devilish tale of a con man in 1940s Mexico who meets his match in the niece of his latest victim. . . . Moreno-Garcia keeps the power dynamics unstable in this deliciously dark thriller, with most of the characters concealing momentous secrets that inform their respective motivations. The resulting fireworks are difficult to look away from.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Lush and passionate with magnetic prose . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Intrigue\u003c\/i\u003e will grab you by the throat and not let go until its earth-shaking finale!\" --S. A. Cosby, author of \u003ci\u003eKing of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, People, Book Riot, Southern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHandsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters in order 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe thinks he's found it when he captivates his newest correspondent, Perla, the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But when he meets her, he finds something he didn't expect. The woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunt's household. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Inés discovers Ulises's true intentions, she wants in on the scheme. They'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 for. Suddenly, a simple plan may become perilously complicated. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVenture into the streets of a small town where a patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 87 (EAN 9780593874356, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593874356, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593874356, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/27\/2026 (EAN 9780593874356, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496282456342,"sku":"9780593874356","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593874356.jpg?v=1783058978","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-intrigue","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}