Pardo Paz
Pardo Paz - The Shamshine Blind A Novel - Hardcover
Pardo Paz - The Shamshine Blind A Novel - Hardcover
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Description: A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel this unputdownable debut 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).
Title: The Shamshine Blind A Novel
Author(s): Pardo Paz
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9781982185329
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/14/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel this unputdownable debut 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).
Title: The Shamshine Blind A Novel
Author(s): Pardo Paz
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9781982185329
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/14/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
