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Fiction · 1982 · PG-13

Cinnamon Skin

by John D. MacDonald

A boat explosion that kills McGee's friend sets him on a trail of grief and deadly vengeance

For14+GenreFictionLength306 pagesRead time~8 hours

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Violence

A lot

Murder, bombing, and pursuit violence

Language

Some

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual encounters described

Substance Use

Barely any

Minor substance references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Psychological weight of grief and revenge

What this book is about

When a bomb destroys a boat and kills his friend Chookie and her husband, Travis McGee pursues the killer across the Caribbean and Mexico. The investigation reveals a con artist who has murdered his way through multiple identities, and McGee's pursuit becomes deeply personal in this penultimate adventure.

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Murder and bombing violence

Sexual content

Strong language

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