"Gritty street fiction set in the lawless past when Port Townsend was the Deadwood of the Pacific Northwest, Katrina Carrasco's The Best Bad Things is a bloody brawl of a book. Carrasco uses a whippy structure and flexible prose to play an unsettling shell game as Alma, dressed as Jack, sheds her impulse control along with her corsets, and the plot accelerates into a visceral, unexpected /5(43). "A brazen, brawny, sexy standout of a historical thrill ride, The Best Bad Things is full of unforgettable characters and insatiable appetites. I was riveted. Painstakingly researched and pulsing with adrenaline, Carrasco's debut will leave you thirsty for more." #;Lyndsay Faye, author of The G. The Best Bad Things; A Novel; By: Katrina Carrasco; Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld; Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Unabridged Audiobook.
A propulsive, sensual tour de force, The Best Bad Things introduces Katrina Carrasco, a bold new voice in crime fiction. © Katrina Carrasco (P) Macmillan Audio. Previous page. Listening Length. 13 hours and 5 minutes. Author. Katrina Carrasco. Narrator. Saskia Maarleveld. Publication date. November 6, by Katrina Carrasco. Write a review. I was excited to read "The Best Bad Things" set in our part of the country in the late 's. It is a tale about the raucous frontier town Port Townsend once was, full of smugglers, black marketeers, and other unsavory and violent inhabitants. Carrasco has woven a wonderfully dark criminal. A propulsive, sensual tour de force, The Best Bad Things introduces Katrina Carrasco, a bold new voice in crime fiction. © Katrina Carrasco (P) Macmillan Audio. Historical Women Sleuths Show more Show less Featured Article: The Best Bisexual Listens by Queer Authors.
"Gritty street fiction set in the lawless past when Port Townsend was the Deadwood of the Pacific. "Gritty street fiction set in the lawless past when Port Townsend was the Deadwood of the Pacific Northwest, Katrina Carrasco's The Best Bad Things is a bloody brawl of a book. Carrasco uses a whippy structure and flexible prose to play an unsettling shell game as Alma, dressed as Jack, sheds her impulse control along with her corsets, and the plot accelerates into a visceral, unexpected underworld of bare-knuckle fighting, opium smuggling, and genderqueer lust.". Book Summary. A vivid, sexy barn burner of a historical crime novel, The Best Bad Things introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales - detective, smuggler, spy. It is , and Alma Rosales is on the hunt for stolen opium. Trained in espionage by the Pinkerton Detective Agency - but dismissed for bad behavior and a penchant for going undercover as a man - now works for Delphine Beaumond, the seductive mastermind of a West Coast smuggling ring.
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