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Violence
A lot
Significant violence including assassination and military threat
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The chilling thriller premise — that public opinion and war itself can be manufactured — creates the novel's most disturbing weight
What this book is about
David Baldacci's first A. Shaw novel follows former intelligence officer Shaw, who is pulled into a case involving Nicolas Creel — a man who has paid a professional fear-monger to manufacture a war between Russia and the United States for arms industry profit. Baldacci writes propulsive thriller plotting with contemporary relevance. Violence is significant throughout.
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