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The Shamshine Blind
Paz Pardo
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R442
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Discovery Miles 3 390
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A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction
perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel, "this
fiercely intelligent and utterly original debut" (Anna North, New
York Times bestselling author) imagines a world where emotions have
been weaponized, and a small-town law enforcement agent uncovers a
conspiracy to take down what's left of American democracy. In an
alternate 2009, the United States has been a second-rate power for
a quarter of a century, ever since Argentina's victory in the
Falkland's War thanks to their development of "psychopigments."
Created as weapons, these colorful chemicals can produce almost any
human emotion upon contact, and they have been embraced in the US
as both pharmaceutical cure-alls and popular recreational drugs.
Black market traders illegally sell everything from Blackberry
Purple (which causes terror) to Sunshine Yellow (which delivers
happiness). Psychopigment Enforcement Agent Kay Curtida works a
beat in Daly City, just outside the ruins of San Francisco, chasing
down smalltime crooks. But when an old friend shows up with a
tantalizing lead on a career-making case, Curtida's humdrum
existence suddenly gets a boost. Little does she know that this
case will send her down a tangled path of conspiracy and lead to an
overdue reckoning with her family and with the truth of her own
emotions. Told in the voice of a funny, brooding, Latinx Sam Spade,
The Shamshine Blind is "a rip-roaring beautifully crafted mash-up
of cop noir, sci-fi, and alt-history that left me dazzled by its
prescience and literary zing" (Leah Hampton, author of F*ckface).
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