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Violence
Some
Violence against women; criminal confrontations; non-graphic but disturbing
Language
Some
Mild profanity; some crude language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual situations; prostitution and sexual exploitation of women depicted throughout
Substance Use
A lot
Drug culture including psychedelics and marijuana; trafficking themes
Emotional Intensity
Some
Psychological exploration of exploitation, predation, and moral decay
What this book is about
Travis McGee travels to Oaxaca to investigate the death of a wealthy Florida girl living in the Mexican counterculture. What he finds is a world of drug culture, prostitution rings, sexual exploitation, and corruption feeding on vulnerable American runaways. The novel offers sharp social commentary alongside frank, graphic depictions of the predatory underworld surrounding 1960s American expatriates in Mexico.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit sexual content involving prostitution and exploitation
Drug culture prominently depicted including psychedelics
Sexual exploitation of vulnerable young women is central to the plot
Dark depictions of predatory behavior and corruption
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