• This is a tale of multi-generational violence and shows how it's not just the wounds that we inherit, but the guilt also. 
• Unlike the many rural crime novels set in the American South, The Dredge is set  northern Connecticut, giving it a unique foothold in the marketplace. 
• We’re expecting a strong collection of blurbs from authors thriving in the rural crime space, including Brian Panowich and Eli Cranor. 
• The Dredge doesn’t reach for cheap twists or unearned cliffhangers. Instead, it gives the reader an even-paced story that unfurls over multiple decades, showing the way guilt can metastasize, causing harm that spans generations.
• Brendan is already at work on a second book set in this universe.
• We’ll be publishing this book at the same time of year it’s set: mudseason. 
  
• We’ll deploy a robust influencer outreach campaign designed to seed a groundswell of early reader support and promotion, particularly in the crime/thriller space.