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Violence
A lot
Shootings, a violent white supremacist organization, and the threat of serious violence throughout
Language
A lot
Very strong language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking; Dave's ongoing struggle with alcohol
Emotional Intensity
Some
The persistence of fascist ideology in American communities; the specific threat posed by true believers who have institutional protection
What this book is about
Dave Robicheaux is drawn into the hunt for a German U-boat sunk off the Louisiana coast during World War II — an artifact that various parties want for various reasons, including a white supremacist organization that is very willing to kill for it. The investigation takes Dave from New Iberia into New Orleans and the specific milieu of Nazi sympathizers in the American South who never fully stopped sympathizing. James Lee Burke's seventh Robicheaux novel grounds its thriller plot in the history of fascism in Louisiana and the specific persistence of that ideology.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
very strong language
white supremacist violence as a plot element
seventh of the Robicheaux series
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