A Universe in Words

I love reading books about questionable people, people whose motives deserve a solid side-eye, especially when those characters are written by someone who can handle them. Silvia Moreno-Garcia absolutely can and The Intrigue  is a sweltering, slippery, delightful read for it. Thanks to Del Rey and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Pub. Date : 14/07/2026 Publisher : Del Rey Handsome 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. 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 Ul...