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Violence
Barely any
Mild; a period murder and its investigation
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; Gilded Age New York social world
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the corruption underlying the murder
What this book is about
Allan Levine's historical mystery is set in the Gilded Age New York of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, where a body discovered in a trunk at a train station draws a newspaper reporter into a case that reaches the highest levels of city corruption. Levine's historical mysteries are known for their meticulous period research and their engagement with the political realities of their eras.
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