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Katrina Carrasco

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Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical Fiction

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March 2012

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Katrina Carrasco's debut novel, THE BEST BAD THINGS (2018, MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux), was a finalist in the Lambda Literary Awards and Washington State Book Awards, and won the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel. It was also a 2018 A.V. Club Favorite Book, Buzzfeed Best Thriller, and Vulture Best Crime Book.

Her second novel, ROUGH TRADE (MCD/FSG), was published in April 2024. ROUGH TRADE was a New Yorker Best Books We've Read in 2024 pick, a New York Times Best Crime Novels of the Year 2024 pick, and a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2024 pick. ROUGH TRADE was also a 2025 Edgar Award Best Novel finalist, and won the Washington State Book Award and a Lambda Literary Award.

Katrina's short stories and essays have appeared in Witness, ...more

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Average rating: 3.46 · 2,088 ratings · 415 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Best Bad Things 3.35 avg rating — 1,511 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rough Trade 3.72 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime Ink: Iconic: An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons by John Copenhaver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Salem West (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margot Douaihy (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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