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Violence
A lot
A murder; the investigation involves organized crime on both sides of the border
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Some
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific geography of Vermont's relationship with Québec; the investigation as a cross-border operation that tests Gunther's jurisdiction
What this book is about
A body is found frozen in the mountain wilderness — preserved in the cold, apparently for a long time. Joe Gunther's investigation leads to connections with the French Canadian organized crime world that has historically operated across Vermont's northern border. Archer Mayor's eighth Gunther novel expands the series' geography across the Canadian border and into Québec's criminal organizations, while maintaining its Vermont procedural base. The forensic puzzle of a frozen body and how it came to be where it is provides an unusual opening.
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eighth Joe Gunther novel by Archer Mayor; cross-border / French Canadian crime
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