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Violence
A lot
Gun violence and its escalating consequences; Annie faces serious physical danger
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The cost of personal loyalty that overrides professional judgment; the very specific way that one small favor can become catastrophic
What this book is about
A teenage boy is found with a gun at home; his parents ask DS Annie Cabbot — a family friend — to handle it quietly, off the record. What starts as a favor becomes a complicated investigation when the gun's owner turns out to have dangerous connections. Banks is in the US on personal business; Annie is operating alone and then in serious jeopardy. Peter Robinson's nineteenth Banks novel is the series' most focused on Annie and the specific dangers of operating outside protocol when you think you're doing the right thing.
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Annie Cabbot faces direct danger; most action-focused of the Banks novels
nineteenth of the Banks series
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