Rough Trade

ROUGH TRADE received very strong reviews upon hardcover publication. His first Boo & Junior novel, THE HARD BOUNCE, sold well in paperback, and we expect this one to do the same. Todd Robinson is one of the most respected people in the crime fiction community, both for his books but also as the creator of the beloved zine ThugLit and one of the central hosts of the popular reading series NOIR AT THE BAR. Robinson will support the paperback both at local events like the Mysterious Bookshop and Noir at the Bar and on social media, where he is very active with a strong following at @BigDaddyThug.

"One of the Best Books of the Year" –The Strand
When a waitress at The Cellar asks Boo and Junior to scare her roommate Dana’s harassing ex-boyfriend, Byron, Boo’s white knight impulses kick in and they perform the job with gusto, leaving Byron bloodied but very much alive. So when Byron is found dead, they’re shocked. They’re even more shocked when they learn that nothing is what they originally thought, and they’re being held accountable in the man's death.

With Junior called in for questioning, Boo is determined to clear their names by finding Byron’s true killer. It’s a quest in which Boo will have to face down crooked cops, crazed guard dogs, a rival security crew, the Irish mob and—worst of all—his own ingrained prejudices.

Action-packed, outrageously funny, and brutally honest, Rough Trade brings back crime fiction’s favorite bouncers and takes them well out of their comfort zone in a novel that’s whip-smart, hilarious, gritty and above all human, proving that Todd Robinson is one of the most important voices in crime fiction.