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Violence
Some
Murder and physical confrontation
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
Some
Drug use and student counterculture
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological tension
What this book is about
In his debut case, Boston private eye Spenser is hired by a university to recover a medieval illuminated manuscript stolen by student radicals. The case plunges him into campus politics, drug culture, and murder when a student is found dead and Spenser's investigation puts him at odds with both the police and criminals.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Murder investigation
Drug use themes
Violence
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