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Violence
Some
Moderate; naval combat and military thriller violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; military world
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the moral complexity of military rules of engagement
What this book is about
James Huston's military legal thriller follows a Navy JAG officer drawn into the consequences of a naval engagement between a U.S. destroyer and an Indonesian vessel — with political and legal ramifications reaching to Congress and the White House. Huston, a former Navy pilot and lawyer, brings authority to both the military and legal dimensions of a thriller about what happens when the lines between war and crime get blurry.
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Military combat violence
Legal and political thriller content
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