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Violence
A lot
Shootings and physical violence throughout in the crime thriller tradition
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout in the hardboiled register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content in the pulp fiction register
Substance Use
Some
Significant drinking and some drug use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The escalating danger of being a small-time crook in over his head creates moderate psychological tension
What this book is about
Denis Johnson's short crime novel follows Jimmy Luntz, who accidentally shoots a debt collector and becomes a fugitive alongside a woman named Anita, who has stolen from the wrong man. Johnson writes pulpy, compressed crime fiction in the tradition of Elmore Leonard — violent, darkly funny, and propulsive. Nobody Move was serialized in Playboy before publication and has the charged atmosphere of classic pulp. For readers who enjoy hardboiled crime fiction.
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Violence and shootings throughout
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