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Violence
Barely any
Mild violence — a law firm embezzlement; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
Some
Moderate — Mack's alcoholism is a central character element
Emotional Intensity
Some
Mack's alcoholism — his unreliability as an investigator; the firm's internal corruption; whether he'll report what he finds
What this book is about
Mack Malloway is a recovering alcoholic attorney at a prestigious firm. When a partner disappears with a client's settlement money, Mack is sent to investigate internally. His investigation implicates everyone including himself. Pleading Guilty is Scott Turow's third novel — the law firm as a closed world of competing interests.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A law firm embezzlement investigation
Alcoholism — the protagonist's recovery and relapse
Scott Turow — Kindle County universe
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