{"product_id":"the-intrigue","title":"The Intrigue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, People, Book Riot, Southern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenture into the streets of a small town where a patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53828202791280,"sku":"9780593874356","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53828202824048,"sku":"9798217347742","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_09ff61f1-71ca-4c61-bc36-2c97c2a17176.jpg?v=1779728226","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-intrigue","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}