{"product_id":"rough-trade-paperback-1","title":"Rough Trade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatrina Carrasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Rosales is back and trouble is hot on her heels in this thrilling, queer historical novel from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Bad Things.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWashington Territory, 1888. With contacts on the docks and in the railroad and a buyer's market funneling product their way, ex-detective Alma Rosales and her opium-smuggling crew are making a fortune. They spend their days moving crates and their nights at the Monte Carlo, the center of Tacoma's queer scene, where skirts and trousers don't signify and everyone's free to suit themselves. And Alma, who is living as a hardscrabble stevedore called Jack Camp, knows this most of all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen two local men end up dead, all signs point to the opium trade. A botched effort to disappear the bodies draws the attention of lawmen, and although Alma scrambles to keep them away from her operation, she's distracted by the surprise appearance of Bess Spencer--an ex-Pinkerton agent and Alma's first love--after years of silence. Then a handsome young stranger, Ben Vel?squez, rolls into town and falls into an affair with one of Alma's crewmen. When Ben starts asking questions about opium, Alma begins to suspect she has welcomed a spy into her inner circle, and she's forced to consider how far she'll go to protect her trade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatrina Carrasco plunges readers into the vivid, rough-and-tumble world of the late-1800s Pacific Northwest in this genre and gender-blurring novel. \u003ci\u003eRough Trade \u003c\/i\u003efollows Carrasco's critically acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Bad Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and reimagines queer communities, the turbulent early days of modern media and medicine, and the pleasures--and price--of satisfying desire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatrina Carrasco\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Bad Things\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Shamus Award and was a finalist for a Washington State Book Award and a Lambda Literary Award. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in journals and outlets including \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePost Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a Yaddo fellow and has received support from Jentel Arts, Blue Mountain Center, Lighthouse Works, Artist Trust, and other residencies and foundations. She lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.66 x 5.71 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43476158087303,"sku":"9781250371867","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/O2mQPZ85Xe9781250371867.webp?v=1763178713","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rough-trade-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}