Dirty Metal by Allison LaMothe
Schedule
Mon Mar 23 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Lost City Books | Washington, DC
About this Event
About the book:
New York City, 1992—Meet Parker Snow, the most tenacious reporter for a tabloid paper that thrives on juicy gossip over hard-hitting news, the New York Street. She also has a big black mark on her record from her last street crime story—and a habit of taking a few too many pills to erase the memory.
Since the fall of the USSR, a new crop of Russian criminals have been arriving in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. It's now Parker's job to cover them. But her old beat keeps calling to her, especially when she learns of a murdered woman whose case the cops want to ignore.
Trying to run down two stories at once—a simmering mafia turf war, and a homicide that leads to two more with no clear link between them—Parker must also fight the pull of her pills and the arrogant men who get in her way at every turn. Despite it all, she's determined to find truth and redemption for herself, the victims, and a city in chaos—if her demons don't get to her first.
About the author:
Allison LaMothe is a writer based in Miami by way of New York. After studying French and English with a concentration in poetry writing at the University of Virginia, she spent a year in Russia before moving on to New York City. When not writing or reading three books at a time she can generally be found in the dance studio, in the kitchen, or under water. Dirty Metal is her first novel.
The event will be moderated by Vera Kurian.
Vera Kurian is a writer and scientist based in Washington DC. Her debut novel, NEVER SAW ME COMING (Park Row Books, 2021) was named one of the New York Times’ Best Thrillers of 2021, and has sold in 15 countries. Her second novel, A STEP PAST DARKNESS, was published in February of 2024, and her next novel, SUGARBABY, is forthcoming in 2027. She has a PhD in Social Psychology, where she studied intergroup relations, ideology, and quantitative methods
Accessibility note: This event is up two flights of stairs and Lost City Books does not have an elevator. Please contact [email protected] with questions.
Dato de accesibilidad: Este evento toma lugar en el segundo piso y Lost City Books no tiene ascensor. Favor de contactar [email protected] con cualquiera duda.
Where is it happening?
Lost City Books, 2467 18th Street Northwest, Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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