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Violence
A lot
Murder and criminal violence in the Montana mountains
Language
A lot
Very strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The way corruption and cruelty travel — they are not specific to Louisiana; Dave outside his home territory
What this book is about
Dave and Clete Purcel take what is supposed to be a vacation in the Montana mountains, and immediately find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation — a young couple found dead near a ranch owned by a wealthy, well-connected family. James Lee Burke's fifteenth Robicheaux novel is the series' first extended time outside Louisiana, and the contrast — the Montana landscape, the different power structures, the Rocky Mountain criminal world — is used effectively. Clete Purcel gets more narrative space than usual.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
very strong language
fifteenth of the Robicheaux series
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