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Violence
A lot
Cartel violence; Reacher's brutal combat; shootings and deaths
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol and some drug references in cartel context
Emotional Intensity
Some
Tension from cartel threat; corruption themes
What this book is about
The 26th Jack Reacher novel follows Reacher in the Arizona desert near the Mexican border where he finds a man near death. Investigating leads him to a cartel pipeline and a conspiracy that stretches from Mexico to Washington D.C. Co-written by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Lee's brother). Published in 2021. Part of the ongoing Reacher series.
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Cartel violence
Combat throughout
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