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Violence
A lot
Crime violence in a Louisiana setting; some deaths and physical danger
Language
Some
Moderate language; some authentic Louisiana register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in a bayou culture setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The right to know where you came from versus a community's right to its secrets, the corrupt machinery of small-town power, a detective who is visibly out of his element
What this book is about
The fifth Elvis Cole novel. A famous TV actress hires Elvis to quietly find her biological parents — the birth records are sealed, the family doesn't know she's looking. Elvis travels to Louisiana and begins unraveling a story that involves a corrupt local power structure, missing persons, and the particular darkness of small-town Louisiana where secrets have teeth. Crais uses the bayou setting to expand what the Elvis Cole series can contain.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
crime violence in a rural setting
corrupt law enforcement
best read as fifth in Elvis Cole series
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