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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — a brutal murder; the legal suppression of evidence; vigilante violence
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The thrown-out evidence — the legal system failing; someone outside it deciding to act; Kovac caught between law and justice
What this book is about
Judge Carey Moore makes a controversial ruling that throws out evidence in a high-profile murder case — freeing a man accused of a brutal killing. Sam Kovac is furious. And someone, outside the law, is not going to let the murderer stay free. Prior Bad Acts is a Kovac/Liska novel by Tami Hoag — legally complex, morally dark.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A judge's ruling that frees a murderer
Vigilante justice — who acts when the law fails
Tami Hoag's morally complex thriller
Kovac/Liska series
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