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Violence
A lot
Criminal violence and the historical violence of the civil rights era; some graphic scenes
Language
A lot
Very strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking throughout
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The way historical atrocity is protected by the descendants of those who committed it; Dave's particular kind of righteous anger
What this book is about
An old civil rights murder is being reexamined by a filmmaker, and the people who want it to stay buried are not subtle about their intentions. Dave Robicheaux's investigation connects to a screenwriter with connections to organized crime and to a past that, in Louisiana, is never quite past. James Lee Burke's tenth Robicheaux novel is one of the most deeply literary of the series — the setting and the moral weight are Faulknerian, and Burke makes no apologies for the scale of what he's attempting.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
very strong language
civil rights violence as historical backdrop
tenth of the Robicheaux series
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