The ‘damn sleaze and the cheapness of it all’
A sultry noir tale set in a Mexican port city circa 1943 involves schemes, repression, acting out, and fifty shades of morally grey characters. It’s “a fast-paced story that combines family scandal, salacious behaviour, and a murder just waiting to happen,” says our reviewer. —Sophia Wasylinko reviews The Intrigue, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Toronto: Del Rey, 2026) $39.99 / 9780593874356