{"product_id":"we-will-see-you-bleed","title":"We Will See You Bleed","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\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. He lives in Portland, Maine, and teaches in the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Currie's killer crime novels cement the legend of Babs Dionne, an icon worthy of standing alongside Vito Corleone or Tony Soprano as the Queenpin of Crime.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Anytime Stephen King gives a novel his 'solid-gold guarantee, ' I'm inclined to believe him. . . I'm ready for the mix of working-class fury, crime and small-town tension this one promises.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"There's more than a little of Don Corleone's ruthless amorality in Babs, who remains admirable in her desire to protect a working-class community even while she engages in criminal, sometimes bloody, activities. And much like \n\u003ci\u003eThe Godfather, \u003c\/i\u003ethe novel serves as allegory for a crumbling American infrastructure where citizens are victimized by rapacious capitalism. . . Currie's passion for the underclass is clear, and Babs' role as their Robin Hood-ish benefactor makes her an appealing antihero. A dark and lively modern-day outlaw tale.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] sterling prequel to \n\u003ci\u003eThe Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionn\u003c\/i\u003ee . . . With muscular prose and palpable empathy, Currie deepens his already epic crime series. It's a winner.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWe Will See You Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e is a thriller in the best sense. You can't put the damn thing down, and the story of these down-and-outs fighting the powers that be will stay with you a long time. Solid-gold guarantee.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's late summer 1984, and Babs Dionne's hometown of Waterville, Maine is on the verge of collapse. A strike at the paper mill has dragged on for a year, pitting neighbor against neighbor, leaving everyone broke and exhausted. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs head of the union local, Babs has presided over Little Canada's decline. She's sworn off violence since killing a man when she was a teenager, and has stuck to this vow even as it's become clear that only violence can save their community. When Babs' best friend Rita returns home after five years away, she is shocked by the state of things. And as the strike comes to a head, Rita notices something else: the men may be broken, but the women are \n\u003ci\u003efurious\u003c\/i\u003e, ready to do whatever necessary to take back Little Canada. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey just need Babs to be the fearless woman who emerged from the woods fifteen years ago, drenched in blood. They need Babs to face what she already knows: that the only way to fix things is to assume control. Completely. Mercilessly. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoignant, unflinching, and brimming with sharp humor, \n\u003ci\u003eWe Will See You Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumphant second installment in this electrifying crime thriller series by award-winning author Ron Currie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/06\/2026 (EAN 9780593851692, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593851692, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593851692, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"G.P. 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