The Intrigue

He thinks hes 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 didnt expect. The woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunts household.

When Inés discovers Ulises true intentions, she wants in on the scheme. Theyll 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. Suddenly, a simple plan may become perilously complicated.

Venture into the streets of a small town where the patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust.

PRAISE FOR THE INTRIGUE:

Lush and passionate with magnetic prose . . . The Intrigue will grab you by the throat and wont let go until its earth-shaking finale!S. A. Crosby, author of King of Ashes

As the deception and the bodies mount, I rooted increasingly for this Bonnie & Clyde to get away clean with the loot. Do they? Read and find out; you wont be sorry!Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network

Everything about Moreno-Garcias latest exudes noir at its very bestLibrary Journal

Moreno-Garcia delivers a pulpy noir-telenovela mashup that would make James M. Cain jealousLos Angeles Times

This is yet another rock-solid novel from a born storyteller. Clever, taut, and just flat-out funKirkus Reviews