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Violence
Some
Physical confrontations; an attempt on Warshawski's life; industrial death
Language
Some
Contemporary Chicago language; some strong words
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Social drinking; references to substance use in the criminal milieu
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of institutional corruption and cover-up — good people destroyed by those with money and power; V
What this book is about
Chicago private detective V.I. Warshawski traces the industrial poisoning that gave her childhood friend lung cancer to a chemical plant on Chicago's South Side — and finds a cover-up reaching back thirty years. As she digs deeper into the connections between organized crime, corporate negligence, and the city's Democratic machine, the danger escalates. A politically engaged mystery with real stakes.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Corporate negligence and murder — real-world stakes
Physical danger — multiple attempts on the protagonist's life
Politically engaged critique of industrial corruption
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