Rainbow Black

Informationen zum Autor Maggie Thrash is the author of the critically acclaimed graphic memoirs Honor Girl (a Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominee) and Lost Soul, Be At Peace , as well as two novels for young adults.  Rainbow Black was her adult debut. Born and raised in Atlanta, she lives in New Hampshire. Klappentext “I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and Rainbow Black is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow For readers of Donna Tartt and Ottessa Moshfegh comes a brilliant, deliriously entertaining novel from the acclaimed author of Honor Girl. Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international fugitive love story—set against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow. Lacey Bond is a 13-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center.   Then the Satanic Panic hits. It’s the summer of 1990 when Lacey ’s parents are handcuffed, flung into the county jail, and faced with a torrent of jaw-dropping accusations as part of a mass hysteria sweeping the nation. When a horrific murder brings Lacey to the breaking point, she makes a ruthless choice that will haunt her for decades.  As an adult, Lacey mimes a normal life as the law clerk of an illustrious judge. She has a beautiful girlfriend, a measure of security, and the world has mostly forgotten about her. But after a tiny misstep spirals into an uncontrolled legal disaster, the hysteria threatens to begin all over again.  Rainbow Black is an addictive, searing, high-octane triumph, an imaginative tour de force about one woman’s tireless desire to be free. Zusammenfassung “ I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and  Rainbow Black  is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world! ” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of  This Time Tomorrow For readers of Donna Tartt and Ottessa Moshfegh comes a brilliant, deliriously entertaining novel from the acclaimed author of Honor Girl .  Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international fugitive love story — set against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow. Lacey Bond is a 13-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center.   Then the Satanic Panic hits. It’s the summer of 1990 when Lacey ’s parents are handcuffed, flung into the county jail, and faced with a torrent of jaw-dropping accusations as part of a mass hysteria sweeping the nation. When a horrific murder brings Lacey to the breaking point, she makes a ruthless choice that will haunt her for decades.  As an adult, Lacey mimes a normal life as the law clerk of an illustrious judge. She has a beautiful girlfriend, a measure of security, and the world has mostly forgotten about her. But after a tiny misstep spirals into an uncontrolled legal disaster, the hysteria threatens to begin all over again.   Rainbow Black is an addictive, searing, high-octane triumph, an imaginative tour de force about one woman’s tireless desire to be free. ...

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"I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and Rainbow Black is going to set so many new hearts aflame-murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!" - Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow
"A gripping story . . . . Readers will be stirred" - Publishers Weekly
"Thrash does a terrific job of making every character both singular and nuanced . . . . Thrash turns trauma, injustice, and hideous bad fortune into a story about resilience, reinvention, and love." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Darkly funny, haunting and captivating." - Booktrib
"This is a welcomed delight to queer readers who crave murderous melodrama packed within a coming-of-age novel that's constantly (and literally) hyperventilating with lurid excess and extraordinary detail. Lacey is a resilient character to cheer for." - Bay Area Reporter
"Why I loved it: The focus on the harm caused by the Satanic Panic in the '80s, the accurate '80s and '90s backdrop, the characters, dark humor, and the broad reader appeal that includes mystery/crime readers and contemporary readers who may not think they like mysteries!" - Book Riot
"Dip into this novel with awareness of multiple triggering elements; stay for the compelling story that utilizes real-life unsettling history." - Seattle Times
"Rainbow Black quickly becomes something much more than a fictionalized account of the real tragedies that sent so many teachers and childcare workers to jail. It also contains an incredibly good and gripping plot, winding through weaponized paranoia and small-town hysteria before emerging as a surprisingly touching story of love, identity, and vigilante justice." - Mother Jones
"Rainbow Black seamlessly balances complex themes while remaining ridiculously entertaining. Maggie Thrash is a strong literary voice and an immense talent." - Ione Gamble, author of Poor Little Sick Girls and founding editor in chief of Polyester zine
"Stirring . . . . Part mystery, part unsparing social commentary and part queer love story, Lacey's personal history reads a little like Demon Copperhead's-if he were a lesbian in New Hampshire." - Washington Post
"This propulsive mindblower of a novel makes narrative hay out of the Satanic Panic of the '80s-but it's also a terrifying murder mystery, and even a quirky but nuanced queer coming-of-age novel . . . . A darkly hilarious, risk-taking riot of ripped-from-the-headlines plotlines with real, cut-to-the-quick pain, this wild ride is unforgettably great. - Amazon Best of the Month Pick
"Narrator Hope Newhouse narrates YA author Thrash's (Lost Soul, Be at Peace) adult debut, offering an affecting portrait of young Lucy as she deals with the fallout from her parents' trial, the death of a loved one, and the threat to her carefully reinvented adult self. Despite the heavy topics, plenty of awkward and laugh-out-loud moments add levity. VERDICT This unputdownable murder mystery/love story will have listeners hooked. Perfect for fans of Janelle Brown and Liane Moriarty." - Library Journal on audiobook edition
"I'm sorry, Satanic Panic and a queer main character? I don't know what I did to deserve this incredible novel, but I eagerly accept it." - Betches
"Rainbow Black is an addictive, searing, high-octane triumph, an imaginative tour de force about one woman's tireless desire to be free." - Red Carpet Crash

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Thrash
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.02.2024
• EAN: 9780063286870
• ISBN: 978-0-06-328687-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Relating to lesbians, Crime and mystery fiction, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Legal, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Thrillers / Psychological, LGBTQ STUDIES: LITERATURE, LITERATURE: L G B T Q, FICTION: LGBTQ+ / General, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / General, LGBTQ Studies / Literature, Literature / LGBTQ