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Violence
A lot
Multiple murders; police violence; crime in Washington DC
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of unresolved violence, aging detectives, and the weight of unsolved cases
What this book is about
Pelecanos's 2006 DC crime novel follows three timelines converging around a series of murders connected to a tree called the Night Gardener in 1985 and then again in 2005. Violence, strong language. For adults.
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Violence
Strong language
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