Stalking the Crow: Tony Crow private detective (Tony Crow Private Investigator mystery Series Book 3)

Stalking the Crow: Tony Crow private detective (Tony Crow Private Investigator mystery Series Book 3)

Howard Schwartz

  • 4.4 out of 5
  • 414 ratings
  • 289 pages
  • PG-13
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Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13

This is a contemporary private-investigator mystery with crime, prison, and vendetta themes. Language includes mild and occasional stronger swearing in professional and high-stress situations; parents who object to any profanity should note it is woven into dialogue rather than isolated. Violence is discussed and sometimes shown in connection with past murders, a slain dog, and gunfire, but it is not described as constant graphic gore on the page. There is no sexual content in the sampled material; matched terms tied to names, food, or detective slang are not used in a sexual way.

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Crude Mild

4

Characters use blunt insults such as calling others foolish or dishonest during investigations and confrontations. The sampled crude language is limited in frequency.

Amazon reviews mentioning crude

Specific words
  • idiot: 4

Profanity Moderate

21

Swearing appears in crime and investigation dialogue at a steady but not constant level. Mild terms show up in frustration and banter; stronger terms appear during arguments, shock, and a shooting scene, including insults toward attackers and liars without listing specific words.

Amazon reviews mentioning profanity

Specific words
  • hell: 6
  • shit: 5
  • damn: 4
  • ass: 3
  • bitch: 2
  • bastard: 1

Violence Moderate

10

The plot centers on murder, kidnapping, and revenge, with references to a relative’s throat being cut, blood at crime scenes, and a pet shot and found bleeding. A shootout wounds a character in the arm; threats describe future killings. Some readers describe the tone as not overtly graphic, but death and injury are clearly part of the story.

Amazon reviews mentioning violence

Specific words
  • blood: 5
  • bleed: 4
  • smash: 1

About this book

Private investigator Tony Crow thinks it’s just another case when his former police sergeant calls him to identify a dead body. He quickly realizes it’s anything but routine, when he discovers who the victim is. A note found on the body propels Tony into pursuit of a sadistic killer whose intent is to destroy Tony’s life. The mystery man is out for revenge and a single death won’t satisfy him. It’s not just Tony himself who is in deadly peril, but all his loved ones. With his former colleagues on the police force as his occasional allies and sometime opponents, the tension quickly escalates as each new clue is revealed. In Tony’s toughest case yet, he must use all his investigation skills to confront the demons of his own past and stop the killer before more lives are lost. Read more