Overview
"Vicious, funny, cunning, ruthless, explicit . . . a tough original look at inside loves and larcenies." —Kirkus Reviews
A tough as nails underground classic, this prison novel is narrated by Morgan—a 26-year-old woman convicted of breaking and entering—who works in the prison’s law library, offering shoddy legal counsel to other inmates. Morgan however, has plenty of enemies, like Johnson, the lesbian-hating warden; Alex, a lawyer who doesn't appreciate the jail’s free legal advice; China, a Latina convicted of conspiracy to commit murder; and Rosalie and Birdeye, serious rustlers whose loyalty lasts about as long as their cigarettes hold out. Gritty and filled with a wide spectrum of vivid characters, this novel is a riveting account of life inside a female prison.Reviews
"Tells a gripping story concerning a group of women in a California prison: their crimes, their relationships, their hopes and dreams." —Publishers Weekly
"Vicious, funny, cunning, ruthless, explicit . . . a tough original look at inside loves and larcenies." —Kirkus Reviews
"Low Bite will take a chunk out of your leg if not your heart. Read it, it will devour you." —Barry Gifford, founder, Black Lizard Books and author, Port Tropique
"Sin Soracco sets the standard for prison writing. Hardboiled and with brains!" —Peter Maravelis, editor, San Francisco Noir 1 and 2
"This slim, well-presented reprint is likely to appeal to tough-girls and prison guards everywhere." —Pink Paper (UK)Author Biography
Sin Soracco is the author of Edge City. She lives in the Mission District of San Francisco and on the Lower Russian River in Sonoma County, California.