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Violence
Some
Murder investigation with moderate violence; crime scenes and a killing are depicted without extreme graphic detail
Language
Some
Some profanity in the crime fiction register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking as part of the California setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The investigation into trauma and a young man's death carries emotional weight; not psychologically extreme
What this book is about
The third Kinsey Millhone mystery follows Grafton's PI as she investigates the circumstances around Bobby Callahan, a young man who survived a suspicious car crash and believes someone is trying to kill him. Before Kinsey can make progress, Bobby is murdered. A procedural mystery with a well-realized central character, Grafton's series is notable for its consistent quality and its portrait of a woman navigating the male-dominated world of private investigation in 1980s California. Moderate violence and language in the crime fiction tradition.
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Murder investigation
Some physical danger to protagonist
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