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Violence
Some
Violence; murder; physical danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of loyalty, shipping corruption, and a detective who takes risks for family
What this book is about
The second V.I. Warshawski novel (1984) begins when V.I.'s cousin Boom Boom, a former hockey star turned shipping agent, apparently falls under a freighter. V.I. suspects murder and follows a trail into Great Lakes shipping corruption. For older teens and adults.
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