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Violence
Some
Moderate; a bank robbery and its violent complications
Language
Barely any
Mild period language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content; the criminal world includes romantic entanglements
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate; the criminal world involves drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the psychology of greed and betrayal
What this book is about
Lionel White's 1955 crime novel — later adapted into a film — follows a gang meticulously planning and executing a bank robbery while the human elements (jealousy, greed, desire) systematically undermine the perfect plan. White was the master of the heist-gone-wrong subgenre, and The Big Caper is a lean, tense classic of American crime fiction.
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Bank robbery crime content
Criminal violence
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