He’s still coming, tiger-eyed, bloom of red spreading over his collarbone.
Bitter smoke and god damn it, the shot did not fall him. One wrong move and she could be unmasked: as a woman, as a traitor, or as a spy.Ī propulsive, sensual tour de force, The Best Bad Things introduces Katrina Carrasco, a bold new voice in crime fiction. But it’s getting harder and harder to keep her cover stories straight and to know whom to trust.
All this, while sending coded dispatches to the circling Pinkerton agents to keep them from closing in.Īlma’s enjoying her dangerous game of shifting identities and double crosses as she fights for a promotion and an invitation back into Delphine’s bed. In disguise as the scrappy dockworker Jack Camp, this should be easy-once she muscles her way into the local organization, wins the trust of the magnetic local boss and his boys, discovers the turncoat, and keeps them all from uncovering her secrets. When product goes missing at their Washington Territory outpost, Alma is tasked with tracking the thief and recovering the drugs. Trained in espionage by the Pinkerton Detective Agency-but dismissed for bad behavior and a penchant for going undercover as a man-Alma now works for Delphine Beaumond, the seductive mastermind of a West Coast smuggling ring. It is 1887, and Alma Rosales is on the hunt for stolen opium. Painstakingly researched and pulsing with adrenaline, Carrasco’s debut will leave you thirsty for more.” -Lyndsay Faye, author of The Gods of GothamĪ vivid, sexy barn burner of a historical crime novel, The Best Bad Things introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales-detective, smuggler, spy full of unforgettable characters and insatiable appetites. "Sexy, fun, serious and unputdownable." -Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post
Freshwater author Akwaeke Emezi recently made their YA debut with Pet, and Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks' collaborative graphic novel, Pumpkinheads, is also out this fall, along with oodles of other books with queer protagonists.**Finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Lambda Award in Bisexual Fiction** Of course, 2019 is also chock-full of great, queer fiction for readers of all ages. Readers may already be able to get their hands on Jackson Bird's Sorted and Jonathan Van Ness' Over the Top, but you've still got Jaquira Díaz's Ordinary Girls and Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House to look forward to this fall. Whether you're looking for books that reflect your own experiences, or are just trying to broaden your horizons, these LGBTQ+ novels and memoirs will make perfect additions to your nightstand.Ģ019 has been a banner year for queer writing and reading, with memoirs from prominent LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists landing in stores throughout the year.
If you're still working on your reading list this year, I've got 25 new LGBTQ+ books coming in Fall 2019 that should be on your TBR.
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