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Violence
Some
Murder; criminal violence; non-graphic confrontations
Language
Some
Mild to moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content; Travis has a romantic connection to characters
Substance Use
A lot
Marijuana smuggling is the criminal enterprise; social drinking throughout
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of community corruption and the violence required to protect criminal enterprise
What this book is about
A woman Travis once knew arrives at his houseboat in the middle of the night, leaves him a package to hold, and is killed in a traffic accident shortly afterward. When Travis investigates, he uncovers a marijuana smuggling operation running through a marina and a tight-knit community, with murder as the price of knowing too much. One of the darker, more atmospheric late McGee novels.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Drug smuggling—specifically marijuana—is the central crime
Murder tied to the drug operation
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