{"product_id":"bone-horn-9781593768218","title":"Bone Horn","description":"\u003cb\u003eA newly registered private investigator attempts to track down Alice B. Toklas's reputed horn in this smart, hilarious, sexy, and unexpectedly poignant detective novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas are the most famous married couple of Modernism, icons of literary queer history. But what if Alice had a secret? What if, underneath her thickly cultivated hair and low-brimmed hats, there was something sinister growing? What if, as Picasso claimed, Alice B. Toklas really did have a horn? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is what the mysterious voice on the phone is asking. And our narrator, a newly registered private investigator, is in no position to hang up--she recently walked away from an exploitative job in academia, is bereaved following the sudden death of her partner, and has a kid to support. The case sounds ridiculous, but she needs the money. \u003ci\u003eOkay\u003c\/i\u003e, she tells the voice. \u003ci\u003eI'll find the horn\u003c\/i\u003e. The job takes her from London to Paris to San Francisco, from a Hemingway's kitchen table to a Beat-inspired hotel run by an investment bank. Just when she thinks the case is dead, that no horn exists, she finds herself knee-deep in trouble with someone hot on her heels . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a reimagining of the lone-wolf detective and a hilarious takedown of self-important scholarship, \u003ci\u003eBone Horn\u003c\/i\u003e is a dexterous investigation of queerness, unbearable grief, and who has the right--and means--to rewrite history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593768218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491460968629,"sku":"9781593768218","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bf92e7d9-a51f-4dc7-9233-54d62eb04d41.jpg?v=1777996484","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bone-horn-9781593768218","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}