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Violence
A lot
Serial murder scenes; staged killings; graphic crime descriptions
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Psychological manipulation by a predator; sustained dread; traumatic exposure
What this book is about
TV crime reporter Eve Singer gets the story of a lifetime when a serial killer begins staging elaborate public murders and demands she cover them exclusively—or he will kill again. Trapped in a horrifying partnership with a sadistic predator, Eve must find a way to stop him before the next performance. Bauer's psychological thriller is relentlessly paced and deeply unsettling, building to a confrontation that is both shocking and inevitable.
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Serial killer and staged murder scenes
Psychological manipulation
Sustained menace and dread
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