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Violence
Some
Moderate violence in the context of organized crime conflict
Language
Some
Hard-boiled language throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content including the client's complicated relationships
Substance Use
Some
References to gambling and the Las Vegas criminal underworld
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of deception, greed, and the emptiness at the heart of easy money
What this book is about
A wealthy woman hires Spenser to find her missing husband, who has vanished with a large sum of money into the Las Vegas desert. The investigation pulls Spenser into a conflict between rival mob families and a web of competing interests. Parker uses the Vegas setting to deliver sharp commentary on greed, artifice, and the many forms dishonesty takes.
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organized crime and mob war themes
adult romantic complications
gambling environment
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