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Violence
A lot
A murder; the investigation involves serious crimes within the community
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content in the investigation
Substance Use
Some
Substance use is part of the criminal network
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific dissonance of discovering that a small, close community has been harboring exploitation; Gunther's ability to navigate a world he knows personally
What this book is about
A body is found in a Vermont barn, and Detective Joe Gunther's investigation leads into a network of crime that reaches further into the community than anyone expected. Archer Mayor's second Joe Gunther novel deepens the series' portrait of Vermont as a state whose rural tranquility conceals the same human capacity for violence and exploitation that exists everywhere else — it's just that the distances are longer and the communities smaller.
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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
second Joe Gunther novel by Archer Mayor
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