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The intrigue / Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Summary:

Handsome con artist Ulises has 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. He 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. When Inés discovers Ulises' 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 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593874356
  • ISBN: 0593874358
  • Physical Description: 322 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Del Rey, [2026]
Subject:
Swindlers and swindling > Fiction
Fraud > Fiction.
Small cities > Fiction.
Aunts > Fiction
Nieces > Fiction
Secrecy > Fiction
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Mexico > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Noir fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 20 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 12 current holds with 39 total copies.
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Harmony Branch Library F MORENO-GARCIA (Text) 33114027689942 Adult New Fiction Reshelving -
Statesville Main Library F MORENO-GARCIA (Text) 33114027689884 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/13/2026
Troutman Branch Library F MORENO-GARCIA (Text) 33114027689892 Adult New Fiction Available -