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Violence
Some
Murder and physical confrontations; violence is investigated rather than graphic
Language
Some
Moderate period-era profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic subplot; non-explicit
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol and gambling prevalent in noir setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Tension and paranoia of being a wrongly accused man in a corrupt town
What this book is about
It's 1949 in Poca City, Alabama. Aloysius Archer has just been released from prison and is trying to go straight in a town full of crooked deals and dangerous secrets. When he tries to help a local man collect a debt, he stumbles into a murder that puts him squarely in the crosshairs of the law. The first Archer novel is a richly atmospheric postwar noir.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Murder mystery
Period depictions of racial tensions
Gambling and drinking
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