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Mystery · 1939 · PG-13

The confidential agent

by Graham Greene

A civil war agent arrives in England to buy coal for his government — and finds nothing is simple.

For14+GenreMysteryLength277 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence and murder; wartime stakes

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No significant sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of loyalty, moral compromise, and the cost of war

What this book is about

Greene's 1939 thriller follows D., an agent for a Spanish Republic-like government, on a dangerous mission in England. Features violence, murder, and wartime moral ambiguity. For older teens and adults.

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Violence and murder

Wartime moral ambiguity

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