{"product_id":"the-savage-noble-death-of-babs-dionne-9780593851685","title":"The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReal Simple - \u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWSJ \u003c\/i\u003eBest Mystery Book of 2025 - A 2025 \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003eBook We Love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Terrific in-your-face crime story, featuring the unlikeliest drug family you've ever met. It's like the second coming of Elmore Leonard.\" --Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Darkly funny, shocking, and unblinking, \u003ci\u003eThe Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force with a palpable rendering of place and time and unforgettable characters.\" --C.J. Box, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBattle Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour ancestors breathe through you. Sometimes, they call for vengeance.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBabs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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 Babs's wrath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Currie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.55w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593851685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Currie\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of five novels. He has won the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, the Addison M. Metcalf Award, the Alex Award, and the Pushcart Prize. His books have been translated into fifteen languages, and his short fiction and nonfiction have received recognition in Best American anthologies. As a screenwriter he worked most recently on the Apple TV+ series \u003ci\u003eExtrapolations\u003c\/i\u003e and has developed projects with AMC Studios, Amblin Television, and ITV America. He lives in Portland, Maine, and teaches in the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ron Currie \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699066323101,"sku":"9780593851685","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_51305bba-dc7d-4603-94cb-60f4602cb012.jpg?v=1772697428","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-savage-noble-death-of-babs-dionne-9780593851685","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}