The dark, sensual book “Badger” by C. M. McKenna tells the tale of Adrian Birch, a recovering drug user. Adrian, who has been clean for almost a year, feels unimportant until a hit-and-run accident breaks her wrist, at which point the elusive street vigilante known as the Badger exacts revenge on her. Adrian arranges coincidence meetings and staged suicides to attract the Badger’s attention after becoming immediately fixated on him. Their subsequent relationship is tough and needy, but it gets out of control and fuels the city’s violent emotions.