This was like watching a slow-motion train wreck, and I loved it.Īmberlough follows a city set in a world paralleling 1920s counterculture as it slowly falls under the power of a fascist sect. The Dancer: Streetwise Cordelia Lehane, burlesque performer at the Bumble Bee Cabaret and Aristide’s runner, could be the key to Cyril’s plans-if she can be trusted.Īs the twinkling marquees lights yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means - and people - necessary. The Spy: Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he’s good at keeping secrets, but after a disastrous mission abroad, he makes a dangerous choice to protect himself…and hopefully Aristide too.
By night, he moves drugs and refugees under the noses of crooked cops.
The Smuggler: By day, Aristide Makricosta is the emcee for Amberlough City’s top nightclub.
Librarian note: an older cover for this edition can be found here.Ī double-agent sacrifices all his ideals in order to save his smuggler lover before a government coup takes over their decadent city in Lara Elena Donnelly’s glam spy thriller debut, now a Nebula finalist for Best Novel!
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