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Violence
A lot
Sustained violence including a brutal opening attack, gang confrontations, and cartel-level danger
Language
Some
Strong language consistent with the crime thriller genre
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationship references
Substance Use
Barely any
Minor substance references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of protecting the vulnerable and the reach of organized criminal power
What this book is about
Joe Pike witnesses a brutal beating outside a small restaurant and intervenes, then takes it upon himself to protect the owner, Wilson Smith, from the extortionists who came back. But the case is deeper than it looks — reaching into Los Angeles gang territory and all the way to the Mexican cartel. Elvis Cole joins the investigation as the threat escalates. A propulsive, action-driven Pike novel.
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cartel and gang violence
sustained action violence
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