No Good About Goodbye
Language: English
Published by Rot Gut Pulp, 2021
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Fifteen-year-old Ian Racalmuto's life is in ruins after an embassy raid in Algiers. His mother, a vodka-drunk spy, is dead. His brother, a diplomat, has vanished. And, he's lost a cremation urn containing a smartphone that could destroy the world.Forced to live with his cantankerous grandfather in Philadelphia, Ian has seven days to find his brother and secure the phone-all while adjusting to life in a troubled urban school and dodging assassins sent to kill him.Ian finds an ally in William Xiang, an undocumented immigrant grappling with poverty, a strict family, and abusive classmates. They make a formidable team, but when Ian's feelings toward Will grow, bombs, bullets and crazed bounty hunters don't hold a candle to his fear of his friend finding out. Will it wreck their relationship, roll up their mission, and derail a heist they've planned at the State Department?Like a dime store pulp adventure of the past, No Good About Goodbye is an incautious, funny, coming-of-age tale for mature teens and adult readers.…
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- Title
- No Good About Goodbye
- Author
- Ct Liotta
- Publisher
- Rot Gut Pulp
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1955394024
- ISBN 13
- 9781955394024
15-year-old Ian Racalmuto can handle assassins, bombs, and a new school in a strange city... but a crush on his best friend? Stopping world war is easier.
After a violent embassy raid in Algiers, Ian Racalmuto's life is in ruins.
His mother—a vodka-soaked spy—is dead.
His brother, a vanished diplomat, is missing.
And the cremation urn Ian lost? It holds a relative’s ashes—and a phone that could end civilization.
Now exiled to Philadelphia with a cantankerous grandfather and seven days on the clock, Ian must survive assassins, prevent global catastrophe, and figure out tenth grade in an urban school.
His closest ally is William Xiang—an undocumented classmate with a tough home life, cruel classmates, and a smile that’s a tactical liability. They make a formidable team, but as Ian’s feelings for Will grow, his mission gets even more dangerous.
Bullets are one thing. Telling your best friend you have a crush on him? That could be fatal.
Like a dime store pulp adventure of the past, No Good About Goodbye is an incautious, funny, coming-of-age tale for mature teens and adult readers.
A 2022 IndieBRAG medallion honoree
"Brilliant... a rollicking good read. No Good About Goodbye is an utterly charming teenage LGBTQ falling-in-love adventure."—C.S. Holmes, Indiereader
Rot Gut Pulp: Entertainment, not Genius.™
No Good About Goodbye is a work of fiction. It contains difficult subject matter, questionable tropes, and no guarantee of representation or universal comfort. Sensitivities vary from person to person, and neither the author nor the publisher offer further advisories.
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About the Author
Liotta takes interest in writing, travel, personal finance, and sociology. He likes vintage airlines and aircraft, politics, news, foreign affairs, '40s pulp and film noir. He doesn't fear math or science, and is always up for Indian food. His favorite candy bar used to be Snickers, but lately it's been 3 Musketeers. He isn't sure why.
Twitter: @CTLiotta
Facebook: facebook.com/CarterGoesPlaces
Insta: @CarterGoesPlaces
Web: ctliotta.com
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