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Violence
A lot
Crime violence including organized crime confrontations; some deaths
Language
Some
Moderate language in an LA crime register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationship
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
A detective working in an unfamiliar criminal world, the difference between American and Japanese ideas of honor and obligation, escalating danger
What this book is about
The second Elvis Cole novel. A high-powered businessman hires Elvis to recover a priceless Japanese manuscript — the Hagakure — stolen from his safe. The trail leads into the complicated world of Japanese organized crime operating in Los Angeles. Elvis Cole's second case expands the geography of the series and forces him to work in a world where the rules he trusts don't apply.
Notes for sensitive readers
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organized crime violence
some deaths in confrontations
best read as second in Elvis Cole series
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