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Violence
Some
Political violence; assassinations; terrorist attack
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of Cold War brinkmanship, nationalism, and the impossible choice
What this book is about
Forsyth's 1979 political thriller involves a Soviet grain failure, Ukrainian nationalists, and a supertanker taken hostage — interweaving European politics in a high-stakes thriller. For older teens and adults.
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