Seattle band, The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-songwriter, was brutally assaulted and murdered by a stranger. Zapata''s death sent chilling ripples through progressive communities throughout the United States. She became a cause-celebre for women''s rights activists outraged by the brutal killing and lack of law enforcement support. This book reclaims Zapata''s story to focus on the art she and The Gits created and not her tragic end. Much has been written and said about her murder, yet Zapata''s life and work remain overshadowed by the circumstances of her death. Zapata''s friend and bandmate, Steve Moriarty, tells her story - and the story of their band, The Gits - from their first meeting in 1985 to their last goodbye. Moriarity and Zapata met in 1985 as first-year students at Antioch College, where they discovered the