Hardboiled PI Burke hunts an obscene photo through a criminal underworld of exploitation, flesh, and twisted desire.
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Hardboiled PI Burke hunts an obscene photo through a criminal underworld of exploitation, flesh, and twisted desire.
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Andrew Vachss's implacable private eye has a new client, Strega. She wants Burke to find an obscene photograph--and that search will take him into the ocean that flows just beneath the city, an ocean whose currents are flesh and money, the anguish of children and the pleasure of twisted adults. It is a place that Burke can visit only at the risk of his sanity and his life. But between the power of Strega and his own sense of justice, there is no turning back.In Strega one of our most acclaimed c...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Obscene photo hunt; adult sexual content in criminal underworld
Violence & gore
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Brutal crime-world violence, threats, and physical confrontations
Profanity
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Frequent strong language in hardboiled crime narration
Substance use
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Recurring alcohol and drug use in underworld settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic; title is a character nickname
Occult / demonology
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No occult practice; Strega is a client's name only
Political content
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Recurring themes of justice failure and child protection
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Central focus on child sexual exploitation and pornography
Other
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