{"product_id":"the-paris-affair-2","title":"The Paris Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer historical romantic suspense novel about a young engineer working for Gustave Eiffel caught in a web of deceit that could destroy both him and the famous tower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasn't spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineer's salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the \u003ci\u003ecorps de ballet\u003c\/i\u003e, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leering men who assume any dancer is a prostitute in training.  And Fin's evenings spent in the clandestine gay community may be legal through a loophole in the Napoleonic Code, but they leave him vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, when Fin's employer, Gustave Eiffel, announces that he needs additional investors to pay for his pet project, a 300-meter tower that will dominate the city's skyline, Fin jumps at the chance. If he raises enough money, the commission will earn him a fortune, and hopefully, some protection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapricious stranger Gilbert Duhais appears to be a boon from the gods. Gilbert is handsome, wealthy, connected, and somehow privy to Fin's background. Gilbert persuades Fin to masquerade as his father's heir-which couldn't be further from the truth-and introduces him to every nouveau riche speculator in the city. Each provocative interaction heightens Fin's risk of exposure. But also brings Fin closer to his dream of financial security.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a dear friend of Fin's is murdered above a clandestine gay club, the stakes rise even higher. Fin must untangle the disparate threads of his past-and his current romantic gamble-before they become his noose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49573913330008,"sku":"9781538757802","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781538757802.jpg?v=1764698431","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-paris-affair-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}