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Obedience

by Joseph Hansen

Although on the verge of retirement, Dave Brandstetter takes a final case as a favor to a friend. Vietnamese investor Le Van Minh, owner of the Old Fleet Marina in Los Angeles, has just sold it, which means the boat people living there must leave. Dave, who rejects this as motivation for Le's subsequent murder, quickly uncovers evidence of drug smuggling.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?