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Violence
A lot
Multiple disappearances and murders; criminal violence throughout; direct threat to Dave's daughter
Language
A lot
Very strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild sexual content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The particular terror of a threat that reaches into your family rather than just your work; Dave's fury as a personal register distinct from his professional one
What this book is about
A parolee is prime suspect in the disappearance of several women in the New Iberia area, but Dave Robicheaux's investigation keeps pointing away from the obvious answer and toward someone with far more protection. Meanwhile his daughter Alafair — who appears throughout the series as a child — has become a young woman, and her proximity to the case creates the most direct personal threat the series has offered in years. James Lee Burke's sixteenth Robicheaux novel is both a thriller and a family drama.
Notes for sensitive readers
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very strong language
direct threat to the protagonist's daughter
sixteenth of the Robicheaux series
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