Katrina Carrasco is a powerful writer, her prose as sharp as a Hattori Hanzo sword from Kill Bill, with one badass female protagonist, Alma, a detective who is kicking ass and taking names in a world of power-hungry men and women smuggling opium, trying to stay one step ahead of them while balancing her physical attraction to the ringleader. Painstakingly researched and pulsing with adrenaline, Carrasco's debut will leave you thirsty for more.' -Lyndsay Faye, author of The Gods of Gotham 'HOLY SHIT! I nearly chipped a tooth on the opening paragraph of this book and choked to death. 'A brazen, brawny, sexy standout of a historical thrill ride, The Best Bad Things is full of unforgettable characters and insatiable appetites. A propulsive, sensual tour de force, The Best Bad Things introduces Katrina Carrasco, a bold new voice in crime fiction. One wrong move and she could be unmasked: as a woman, as a traitor, or as a spy. But it's getting harder and harder to keep her cover stories straight and to know whom to trust. Alma'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. All this, while sending coded dispatches to the circling Pinkerton agents to keep them from closing in. 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. Painstakingly researched and pulsing with adrenaline, Carrasco's debut will leave you thirsty for more.' -Lyndsay Faye, author of The Gods of Gotham 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 1887, and Alma Rosales is on the hunt for stolen opium.

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