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Violence
Some
A murder investigation; some physical confrontation; no graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Sharp, witty period dialogue; mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships and banter; Nora's worldliness; no explicit content
Substance Use
A lot
Constant cocktail drinking — Nick and Nora drink heavily and frequently, played as wit and sophistication
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Relatively light — the novel's tone is playful and comedic despite the murder plot
What this book is about
Nick Charles, a retired detective married to wealthy socialite Nora, is reluctantly drawn into investigating the disappearance of an inventor he once knew — and then the inventor's secretary turns up dead. Nick and Nora banter brilliantly through a world of speakeasy cocktail parties, dubious friends, and a murder that isn't quite what it seems. The novel that invented the sophisticated detective comedy.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Pervasive heavy drinking — normalized as sophisticated 1930s glamour
A murder investigation with some dark family secrets
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