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The savage, noble death of Babs Dionne / Ron Currie.
"A mythic, propulsive novel about the tangled fates of a matriarchal crime family in Maine"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593851661 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 351 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Drug traffic > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Grandmothers > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Organized crime > Fiction. Vendetta > Fiction. Maine > Fiction. Waterville (Me.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Curri | 31681010411643 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A mythic, propulsive novel about the tangled fates of a matriarchal crime family in Maine"-- - Baker & Taylor
In Waterville, Maine, crime matriarch Babs Dionne faces a drug kingpinâs enforcer and her youngest daughterâs mysterious death, unleashing her fierce determination to protect her family, her empire, and her town from the chaos threatening to consume them. - Penguin Putnam
Named a Best Book of the Year by Vulture, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, and Real Simple ⢠A WSJ Best Mystery Book of 2025 ⢠A 2025 NPR Book We Love
"Terrific in-your-face crime story, featuring the unlikeliest drug family you've ever met. It's like the second coming of Elmore Leonard." âStephen King
âDarkly funny, shocking, and unblinking, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne is a tour de force with a palpable rendering of place and time and unforgettable characters.â âC.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Battle Mountain
Your ancestors breathe through you. Sometimes, they call for vengeance.
Babs Dionne, proud Franco-American, doting grandmother, and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town of Waterville, Maine, with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into Little Canada with the help of her loyal lieutenants, girlfriends since they were teenagers, and her eldest daughter, Lori, a Marine vet struggling with addiction.
When a drug kingpin discovers that his numbers are down in the upper northeast, he sends a malevolent force, known only as The Man, to investigate. At the same time, Babs's youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn't seem at all like a coincidence. In twenty-four hours, Sis will be found dead, and the whole town will seek shelter from Babsâs wrath.
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne is a crime saga like no other, with a ferocious matriarch at its bruised, beating heart. With sharp wit and profound empathy, award-winning author Ron Currie, delivers an unforgettable novel exploring love, retribution, and the ancestral roots that both nurture and trap us.
