
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis follows down-at-heel PI Mike McGill on a quest through the underbelly of America to locate a secret second Constitution. The novel is described as a dark, viciously funny journey filled with shocking and bizarre encounters, from political figures to peculiar individuals. The plot is wrapped up neatly by Ellis, with a narrative that is both violent and humorous, exploring themes of alternative morality and the darker aspects of American society.
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Triggers include graphic descriptions of sexual acts, drug abuse, violence, and disturbing themes related to human behavior.
Has Romance?
While there is a romantic element present between the protagonist and Trix, it appears to be more of a subplot amid the chaos rather than a central focus.
From The Publisher:
Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president's heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to find the Constitution-the real one the Founding Fathers secretly devised for the time of gravest crisis. And with God, civility, and Mom's homemade apple pie already dead or dying, that time is now. But McGill has a talent for stumbling into every imaginable depravity-and this case is driving him even deeper into America's darkest, dankest underbelly, toward obscenities that boggle even his mind.
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