PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:

For every action there's an equal reaction. Or at least that's what we're told, but Rey Quintana just learned the hard way what Noah Conway already knew. Rey's a good kid who's made some mistakes. He doesn't run with a gang and he's working hard both at his job and in his community college courses. Noah's an ex-cop who became a bondsman in a failed attempt to salvage his marriage. It didn't work and now his job has taken over his life all over again. One choice is about to send both their lives into chaos and set the pair on a collision course that can only end in tragedy. With a unique dual-perspective storytelling, Three Strikes fearlessly calls what's foul and what's fair.

(preview | official Three Strikes website)


AUTHORS' COMMENTS:

[Nunzio] I remember a short while after this trade was published, there was a move in California to amend the Three Strikes law. We did an interview on Pacifica radio to talk about the book, and the law, and our thoughts on this trend in society towards 'three strikes' type of laws. Around that same time, Oni Press had hooked up with Eric Gitter, a film producer who was going to turn their various properties into film. One of the first things he did was option the rights to Three Strikes (which had been written before Oni went into business with him), getting screenwriters, actors, directors - you name it - interested. It was topical, and the controversy around the law never seemed more topical in the book. And there we were, doing our best in the interview and voting to fix the law - effectively hurting the marketability of the script. It was a weird feeling. The struggling writers wanted the script to stay relevant. But the human beings wanted this unjust law to be repaired, to have it finally make some sense. Obviously, we voted our conscience, and we tried our best in the interview to plead that case. In the end, though, our Governor teamed with some Democrats who I will never vote for to derail the much-needed fix. The story remained relevant, which is good for Eric, for Oni, and for us, business-wise. But the system remained broken, which is bad for a lot more people. Despite needing the money, I sincerely hope someone is able to make this story irrelevant someday.