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Violence
A lot
Significant crime violence in the Southern crime thriller tradition
Language
A lot
Strong language in Panowich's mountain Georgia register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Drinking and some drug trade in the criminal mountain community
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; the question of what family loyalty demands versus what a lawman owes creates the novel's sustained tension
What this book is about
The second Bull Mountain novel follows Clayton Burroughs, the sheriff caught between his family's criminal legacy and his duty as a lawman. Panowich writes Southern crime fiction with grit and moral intelligence; the mountain world is vivid and the violence is significant. For adult readers of Southern crime fiction.
Notes for sensitive readers
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