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Violence
A lot
Bombing attacks with casualties; moderate depiction of violence and its aftermath
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate tension; moral complexity around sympathetic vigilante terrorism
What this book is about
Someone is bombing construction sites connected to a big-box store development in Butternut Falls, Minnesota. Virgil Flowers investigates a case where the bomber's grievances seem almost sympathetic, while the killing is not. The fifth Virgil Flowers novel is a thriller about community, progress, and the price of protest gone wrong.
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Bombing attacks
Property development conflict
Violence
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