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Violence
Some
Murder and some confrontations; no graphic violence
Language
Some
Sharp, witty dialogue; some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships and some sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the California beach milieu
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild — the tone is comic and ironic despite the murder plot
What this book is about
Undercover journalist Irwin M. Fletcher — Fletch — is working a story on drug dealing at a California beach when a wealthy businessman offers him $50,000 to kill him. The proposition drags Fletch into a labyrinth of corporate fraud, art theft, and murder. This Edgar Award-winning debut introduced one of crime fiction's most ironic and irreverent heroes — a man who collects information the way other people collect stamps.
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A murder investigation with corporate fraud and art theft
Adult relationships and some sexual content
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