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Violence
Some
Violence in a drug trafficking milieu; a confrontation with killers
Language
Some
Contemporary LA dialogue; moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships; mild
Substance Use
Barely any
Drug trafficking as context; social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild — the tone is fast and often funny despite the violence
What this book is about
Elvis Cole — a Los Angeles private detective with a Jiminy Cricket figurine on his desk and a military-trained partner named Joe Pike — is hired by a desperate woman whose husband has vanished along with her son. What begins as a missing person case leads into the world of drug trafficking and violence at the margins of Hollywood. A fresh, fast-moving debut that launched one of crime fiction's best buddy-detective series.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Drug trafficking and associated violence in a Los Angeles setting
Some action violence in the investigation's resolution
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