The Best Bad Things: A Novel

by Katrina Carrasco

Hardcover, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

MCD (2018), 400 pages

Description

"A period novel about a female detective who goes undercover (occasionally as a man), to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and navigates shifting allegiances once on the inside" --

Media reviews

Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.
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User reviews

LibraryThing member JJbooklvr
Alma is a cross dressing, bisexual, half-Mexican, badass woman who goes undercover in this historical fiction story set in 1887 Washington state. She lives life on the edge and with gusto and nerve in everything she does. It does contain graphic content if that is an issue for people. Otherwise
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just enjoy the ride!
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LibraryThing member mrswebster
Audio, uncomfortable, awkward hard to follow with attempted character differentiation, Saskia Maarleveld narrator, maybe better with a different book

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2019)
Washington State Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2019)
Shamus Award (Winner — 2019)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2018

Physical description

400 p.; 6.36 inches

ISBN

0374123691 / 9780374123697

Barcode

500000477
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