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Violence
Some
A murder; some scenes depicting the past violence that led to the victim's situation
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Penny's warm-but-precise procedural register
Sexual Content
None
No romantic or sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Alcoholism and recovery are significant themes; some scenes in AA meetings
Emotional Intensity
Some
The secrets kept by people who love someone; the specific grief of watching addiction; the beginning of a fracture between the two main characters
What this book is about
A glorious celebration in Three Pines turns into a murder investigation when a woman is found dead among the roses the morning after. The victim is connected to the art world — a dealer and a collector who had come to celebrate a famous painter's triumph — and as Gamache investigates, he finds the art world's beautiful surfaces hiding very dark interiors. The seventh Inspector Gamache novel weaves alcoholism, addiction, and recovery into a mystery about how far a person will go to protect something they love. Also the first novel to show the strain building between Gamache and Beauvoir.
Notes for sensitive readers
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themes of alcoholism and addiction; recovery portrayed seriously
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