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Violence
A lot
Significant; a British assassin's work in an African conflict zone, depicted with realism
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate; the war correspondent/soldier world
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; the moral disorientation of a mission gone wrong
What this book is about
James Brabazon's debut spy thriller follows Max McLean, a British assassin who is given a mission in Sierra Leone that becomes deeply compromised — the target is not who they're supposed to be, and something much worse than a contract killing is happening in the jungle. Brabazon, a former war correspondent, brings firsthand knowledge of conflict zones to a thriller that is both exciting and unusually specific about how violence actually works.
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Significant military and assassination violence
African conflict zone setting
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