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The Bang-Bang Sisters

A Novel

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"If you're looking for a fun, thrilling read, look no further. The Bang-Bang Sisters is a rip-roaring delight of a novel – pulpy, fast-paced, and absolutely unputdownable." – New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay

From critically acclaimed author Rio Youers, an action-packed crime novel featuring three kick-ass heroines—bandmates who moonlight as vigilantes.

Blood. Bullets. Rock and roll.

Meet the Bang-Bang Sisters: Brea, Jessie, and Flo. Together, they're a killer rock band with an unbreakable bond.

But that's only half the story. Offstage, they're highly skilled vigilantes, traveling the country in their beaten-up tour van to exact justice on criminals who have slipped through the system. Part rock stars, part assassins, they're a force to be reckoned with.

Drawn by a tantalizing lead, the sisters head to Reedsville, Alabama—a city crawling with destitution and corruption—where they close in on a notorious serial killer known as "the wren." But they soon discover that they have walked straight into a trap set by Chance Kotter, a ruthless mobster with a personal vendetta.

Bruised and beaten, the sisters find themselves at the mercy of Chance and a sadistic game of survival that will pit them against each other: Forty-eight hours. One city. Three sisters. Only one of them can survive.

Full of gripping action and shocking twists that come at a breakneck pace, The Bang-Bang Sisters is a relentless, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that will leave you breathless.

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    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2024

      Oft garnering award attention, Youers delivers a blend of music-inflected action thriller and crime novel featuring Brea, Jessie, and Flo who rock more than a stage--they also assassinate criminals who have gotten away with their crimes. The tables are turned, however, when a criminal pits them against each other in a deadly game that only one can survive. Prepub Alert.

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    • Booklist

      May 15, 2024
      When they're not playing rock music at whatever venue will book them, the Bang-Bang Sisters--Brea, Jessie, and Flo--are killers for hire. Their targets: criminals who have escaped justice. Their methods: cold, methodical, and businesslike. Their latest assignment takes them to Alabama, where they will end the career of a serial killer. At least, that's the plan until a man with an agenda sets the sisters on a new path, one that will pit them against each other. Can any of them survive two deadly nights of terror? Youers (Westlake Soul, 2012; The Forgotten Girl, 2017; Lola on Fire, 2021) is a terrific writer whose prose has an electric energy to it--a rockin' vibe that keeps the reader's pulse pounding, dazzling them with one surprise after another. Youers writes books that feel like movies, painting word-pictures that come alive in the readers' imaginations. You don't read The Bang-Bang Sisters; you experience it.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 20, 2024
      Bandmates Jessie Steen, Brea Steen, and Flo Bello, the protagonists of this turbo-charged outing from Youers (No Second Chances), play bars and clubs across America while secretly working as assassins for Trace, an underground hacker network dedicated to tracking down criminals who’ve slipped through the cracks of the justice system. When a routine assignment takes the Bang-Bang Sisters to Reedsville, Ala., to deal with a serial killer, they unwittingly walk into a trap. The women’s target is nowhere to be found; instead, they’re abducted by thugs working for crooked politician Chance Kotter, who holds a grudge against the trio for killing his nephew. Turns out Chance has constructed a sadistic game of revenge: Jessie, Brea, and Flo will be released in separate parts of Reedsville and tasked with assassinating each other. If anyone refuses to participate, Chance will murder a member of her family. As the game gets underway and the bandmates fight to stay alive, signs emerge that they might be involved in a larger plot than any of them realize. Youers sketches three distinct, well-rounded heroines and gets a lot of mileage from their impossible situation. The finale drags on too long, but for the most part, this is a high-octane good time. Readers seeking fast action and strong female characters should check it out. Agent: Howard Morahim, Howard Morahim Literary.

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