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Violence
A lot
Murder investigation with criminal violence throughout; some scenes involving a badly injured protagonist
Language
A lot
Very strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking; Dave is also recovering from surgery
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The corruption embedded in Louisiana's relationship with the oil industry; the supernatural as a register for trauma and conscience
What this book is about
Dave Robicheaux is recovering in a hospital from a serious injury when he is visited by a young woman who may or may not be a ghost — or may be a real person in real danger. He is hardly on his feet before he is investigating murders connected to the BP oil spill's aftermath and the specific corruption that flows through Louisiana's relationship with the oil industry. James Lee Burke's seventeenth Robicheaux novel weaves the supernatural into the procedural in ways that are characteristic of the series, and the oil spill politics give the investigation an environmental edge.
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very strong language
seventeenth of the Robicheaux series
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