Brush Fire by James M. Cain

Originally published 1936; this edition 1995

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Collected in: Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (ed. Bill Pronzini & Jack Adrian)

M

(S, D, V)

Minor Sexual Activity {G} {Kissing}

Drug Use {PG}

Violence {M}

Representations

Gender:

Most characters including viewpoint male. Some women as visitors.

Sex:

Some heterosexual kissing. An abusive, separated marriage is a plot driver.

Race & Ethnicity:

At least one character white, the rest unmarked US.

Disability, Physical Diversity and Health:

Smoke inhalation is, of course, a danger.