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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence including murders, war flashbacks, and a protagonist's potential culpability in killing
Language
Some
Strong language throughout the bayou noir narrative
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief references to adult relationships
Substance Use
A lot
Robicheaux's alcoholism is central — relapse, blackouts, and the pull of addiction depicted graphically
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Extremely intense psychological themes: blackouts, possible culpability for murder, PTSD, violence as identity
What this book is about
Dave Robicheaux wakes to find he may have killed a man while drunk, with no memory of the act. As he investigates his own possible crime, a series of brutal murders rocks the bayou, and a Hollywood filmmaker brings the darkness of the past into the present. Burke's most self-referential and psychologically complex Robicheaux novel, confronting his protagonist's nature head-on.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
protagonist's possible murder while drunk
graphic alcoholism relapse
PTSD and war trauma themes
graphic violence
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