Welcome to Litsy!

This took me a while to get into. Now that I‘m about a quarter of the way in I‘m getting hooked.

#LiteraryLadiesBookClub

I *nearly* bailed on this ‘hardboiled detective‘ novel from the #ToBlonglist but persevered and, about 30% in, found myself caring for one of the MCs which turned the book around.

It could also be called speculative fiction as it‘s set in an alternative 1920s USA, where First Nations people live side by side with Blacks and whites, but still with the KKK on the rise and a ritualistic murder on a rooftop setting the whole town on edge.

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'Oh yes,' said a middle-aged male clerk with a fastidious air. 'I remember him. Positively garish. Orange stripes round the hat, and a tie to match. I noticed him because the outfit was not refined, or first-class in any way, and yet he bought a Pullman ticket. Which is not the usual combination. He was very pleased with himself.
What do you want him for, crimes against fashion?'