"The Shamshine Blind is a deadpan hilarious allegory for our times, in the classic style of Philip K. Dick and the other great social satirists of science fiction -- full of heart and sharp as a razor." --Kim Stanley Robinson, author of The Ministry for the Future

"Dark, witty, and wonderfully speculative . . . The Shamshine Blind reimagines the United States as a scarily familiar shadow of itself, a place where nothing can be trusted -- not even your own feelings. A rip-roaring, beautifully crafted mash-up of cop noir, sci-fi, and alt-history that left me dazzled by its prescience and literary zing." --Leah Hampton, author of F*ckface

"Combining an alternate-history police procedural of the highest stakes with an examination of the authenticity of feelings in a world where emotions can literally be manufactured, The Shamshine Blind is inventive, suspenseful, and heartfelt." --Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers

"[An] appealingly strange novel. Pardo pulls off a difficult feat, delivering a novel that's both topical and entertaining."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A heady mix of high-concept speculative fiction, alternative history, and hardboiled detective fiction. Pardo's novel is full of wit and wild invention and is sure to leave readers wanting more." --CrimeReads

"The blend of mystery, sci fi, and alternative history works well to create a completely new and fascinating read. Telling the tale in the mode of noir with naturally subtle world building pulls the reader right into the setting of the story." --Booklist

"High, high concept meets classic detective fiction... A heady, deep-dyed debut that suggests more thought-provoking work to come." --Kirkus

"This science-fictional noir...brings a new twist to both parts of its equation, with the mystery and all its delicious red herrings set in a world not quite like the present...Highly recommended." --Library Journal (starred review)