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Violence
A lot
Sustained violence in the lawless borderlands — kidnapping, firefights, and criminal exploitation
Language
Some
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief references to sexual exploitation of immigrants
Substance Use
Barely any
Minor substance references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of human trafficking, exploitation of the vulnerable, and the cost of justice
What this book is about
A young woman's boyfriend has been taken by kidnappers who prey on illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona desert, and her mother hires Elvis Cole to find him. Joe Pike moves deeper into the lawless borderlands while Cole investigates from Los Angeles. A tense thriller about the human cost of the immigration underground, with Crais delivering some of his most propulsive action.
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kidnapping and human trafficking themes
immigration exploitation depicted
borderlands violence
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