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Violence
A lot
Significant gang violence including the opening murder of a teenage mother and her child
Language
Some
Strong language including gang vernacular throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationship references
Substance Use
Some
Drug dealing central to the gang economy depicted
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of structural poverty, gang culture, and the moral complexity of intervention
What this book is about
A teenage girl and her baby are killed in the Double Deuce housing project, and Hawk asks Spenser to help bring order to a place where gangs rule. The two friends go into the project, trying to build enough trust to get someone to talk. One of Parker's most socially engaged Spenser novels, it looks unflinchingly at poverty, gang culture, and the limits of individual heroism.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
opening murder of a teenage mother and infant
gang violence throughout
drug economy themes
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