{"product_id":"negative-girl-isbn-9781915523310","title":"Negative Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eCottonmouths \u003c\/i\u003eby Kelly J. Ford comes \u003ci\u003eNegative Girl\u003c\/i\u003e: an evocative, moody, neo-noir thriller that explores obsession and people dying across America's forgotten spaces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Wade lived hard in his youth, but unlike many of his former bandmates and roadie friends, he didn’t die young. Instead he hit the recovery path, cleaned up his life, and became a private investigator in a dying city in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his heavily tattooed and scarred assistant Valerie sets up an appointment with a young woman who needs help keeping her biological father away from her, none of the three realize that the father is Martin’s old bandmate, still using, and on a destructive path that will soon be headed straight for Martin’s clean life. As Martin struggles, Valerie becomes increasingly obsessed with their new client’s life.\u003ci\u003e\"Negative Girl\u003c\/i\u003e by Libby Cudmore is a sharp subversive exploration of the PI novel that elevates the genre while never sacrificing the thrills. A fantastic book!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– S.A. Cosby,\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll The Sinners Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNegative Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully written PI novel and a love letter to Gen X music all rolled into a hardboiled treat. After you're done frantically flipping pages, build a playlist.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Kimberly G. Giarratano\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e author of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillie Levine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eseries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eLibby Cudmore’s \u003ci\u003eNegative Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a simmering neo-noir that crackles with verve and\u003cbr\u003e voice. Few novels can feel modern and timeless at once, but Cudmore pulls it off\u003cbr\u003e with confidence and a private eye duo that is up there with \u003ci\u003eLehane’s Pat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngie\u003c\/i\u003e. I loved this book.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eAlex Segura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Identity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlter Ego\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beautifully rendered with a cast of bruised, bittersweet characters, Libby Cudmore's latest absolutely crackles with life, charm, and above all, that secret, particular music of the human heart. \u003ci\u003eNegative Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is the real deal.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eMatthew Lyons, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mask of Flies \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBBY CUDMORE\u003c\/b\u003e is a Shamus and Black Orchid award winner and the author of the acclaimed The Big Rewind. Her Wade and Jacks stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Tough and the Anthony-nominated anthology Lawyers, Guns \u0026amp; Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by The Music of Warren Zevon (co-edited with Art Taylor). Her other publications include The Dark, Smokelong Quarterly, MonkeyBicycle, HAD and others. She lives in Upstate NY with her husband and cats.","brand":"Datura Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301931471077,"sku":"NP9781915523310","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781915523310.jpg?v=1767733599","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/negative-girl-isbn-9781915523310","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}