Jim’s Reviews > The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne > Status Update

The corpse of the man is back in Quebec city. Ogopogo is deadly. We’re pretty sure that Rita killed sis. Everyone is getting out of town because of the big forest fire and because Ogopogo is coming . We find out what happened to sis during the week before she died. Lori is on to Rita. Babs is waiting to be killed.

Babs holds it together during the 4th of July parade. Agreement with The Man. Babs has a stiletta Rita handed in secret. No stab. They agree to be owned by Ogo. But Bruce shoots the man dead. Where did he come from. Bruce wants revenge for Sis and believes The man did that.

Rex, the meth dealer says he didn’t kill sis. He wants Lori to find out who. Babs is told about Sis. She attends the Elite College’s fundraiser for the St. John’s school for the poor Little Canada kids. A trustee woman, Abigail, has reservations about funding an all white school because whites have no discrimination. Babs tells her about being raped, Sis murdered, how the college kids abuse the locals

Lori shoots up Rex the method dealer who killed Sis.
The Man & Babs talk, Babs tells him the history of the French in Maine, the oppression and exploitation and disease. She knows The Man doesn’t just work for Ogopogo, they’re lovers and the man wants to please him.
This is a microcosm of Ireland pushing back on the English

Lori saw Sis’ ghost . The Man has confronted the police chief, Bates. Bruce is fucked up.
Babs is like Santa Claus handing out legit prescription meds to people of the town. She’s a saint.
All the women in this book are bad asses