OUT NOW: Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood
9th May 2023
We’re wishing Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood a very happy book birthday—it’s in out in North America today! No need to fret, UK readers, it’ll be hitting your bookshelves this Thursday.
Queer cyberpunk noir meets a buddy comedy in this laugh-out-loud debut with a heart of gold, following trans hacker Kiera who’s determined to clear her name when she’s framed for two separate crimes…
Someone wants trans girl hacker-for-hire Kiera Umehara in prison or dead—but for what? Failing to fix their smart toilet?
It’s 2032 and we live in the worst cyberpunk future. Kiera is gigging her ass off to keep the lights on, but her polycule’s social score is so dismal they’re about to lose their crib. That’s why she’s out here chasing cheaters with Angel Herrera, a luddite P.I. who thinks this is The Big Sleep. Then the latest job cuts too deep—hired to locate Herrera’s ex-best friend (who’s also Kiera’s pro bono attorney), they find him murdered instead. Their only lead: a stick of Nag Champa incense dropped at the scene.
Next thing Kiera knows, her new crush turns up missing—sans a hand (the real one, not the cybernetic), and there’s the familiar stink of sandalwood across the apartment. Two crimes, two sticks of incense, Kiera framed for both. She told Herrera to lose her number, but now the old man might be her only way out of this bullshit…
“A crafty, intoxicating romp” — Maya Deane, author of Wrath Goddess Sing
“Fresh, exciting cyberpunk” — Publishers Weekly
“Wickedly funny and heart-wrenching” — Booklist