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Violence
A lot
Political violence and the historical murder of a civil rights activist; criminal violence throughout
Language
A lot
Very strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The specific psychology of political cynicism that uses civil rights history as a prop; Dave's confrontation with a system that has never been clean
What this book is about
Aaron Crown, a man Dave Robicheaux helped put in prison for the murder of a Black civil rights worker during the 1960s, is about to be executed. Crown claims he didn't do it. A gubernatorial candidate with a politically convenient claim to being Crown's champion complicates everything. James Lee Burke's ninth Robicheaux novel is his most directly political — an examination of how Louisiana politics is still organized around race, and how the cynical exploitation of historical injustice can be as harmful as the injustice itself.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
very strong language
civil rights history and racial violence as central themes
ninth of the Robicheaux series
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