Rainbow Black A Novel
Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash is a novel published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2024, featuring 416 pages in English. This narrative intertwines elements of murder mystery and a queer love story, set against the backdrop of the 1990s Satanic Panic. The story follows Lacey Bond, a 13-year-old girl in New Hampshire whose life is upended when her parents are arrested amid a wave of accusations. As she navigates the chaos, Lacey makes a choice that will haunt her for years to come.
Readers will find a compelling exploration of Lacey’s journey from childhood to adulthood, where she attempts to lead a normal life as a law clerk while grappling with her past. The novel delves into themes of suspense and coming of age, as Lacey’s seemingly stable existence is threatened by a legal disaster that reignites the hysteria of her youth. Rainbow Black presents a vivid portrayal of one woman’s struggle for freedom amidst the shadows of her history.
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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
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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