Lucky Red

In the summer of 1877, Bridget is orphaned when her unreliable father succumbs to a snakebite as they're crossing the Kansas prairie. Arriving in Dodge City as a penniless orphan, she's quickly recruited for work at the Buffalo Queen brothel and befriends her bookish mentor Constance, securing her home and employment.

As winter creeps in from the plains, female gunfighter Spartan Lee rides into town. Their paths cross, setting in motion a chain of events that result in the destruction of the Buffalo Queen and a searing heartbreak for Bridget. Their lives in ruins, Bridget, Constance and Lila resolve to take revenge on those who wronged them – but will they succeed in their mission? In a misogynistic world of outlaws and gunfights, nothing is certain...

About the Author

Claudia Cravens grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a BA in Literature from Bard College and lives in New York City. Lucky Red is her first novel.

Reviews

"The fierce feminist Western that I didn't know I needed. Immersive, exciting and brilliantly written, Lucky Red captured me from the first page and didn't let go. I loved it." —Sophie Keetch, author of Morgan Is My Name

"Claudia Cravens is a masterful new talent and her debut is a breath of fresh air. Red is Cravens' subversive take on western fiction: it's a deftly told, absorbing coming-of-age story [...] and one of the most heartfelt and thrilling books I've read in ages." ―Lauren Wilkinson, bestselling author of American Spy

"A thrilling and surprising story of deep human hunger and desire, of the ache that lives in all of us, and the sometimes violent lengths that we will go to feel seen and loved and understood." —Lynn Steger Strong, author of Want

"A renegade Western alternating between lonely darkness, feverish desire and thrilling action. Lucky Red made for such cinematic reading that I forgot it was a book!" —Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face

Dimensions: 13 x 2.2 x 19.5 cm