First published 2025
Babs Dionne controls the drug trade flowing into Little Canada from her base in Waterville, Maine. The Franco-American grandmother built her criminal empire with help from her oldest daughter and loyal associates. Her iron grip on the small town keeps competitors out and profits flowing. Then the numbers start dropping. A drug kingpin from outside the region notices his northeast revenues declining. He dispatches an enforcer known simply as "The Man" to investigate the problem. Around the same time, Babs's youngest daughter Sis vanishes without explanation. The timing feels deliberate. Within twenty-four hours, someone will discover Sis's body. The murder will unleash Babs's fury on everyone around her. Residents will scramble for safety as the proud matriarch prepares her revenge. The collision between outside forces and local power will transform the quiet Maine town into a battleground.
Genres: drama, american-fiction, crime, adult-fiction, thriller, mystery-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful, violent
Tropes: crime-family, outside-threat, power-struggle, revenge-plot
Setting: Little Canada, Waterville, Maine
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
400 pages · Paperback · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: death, drug-use, murder, violence