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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; Texas oil-world violence; significant thriller tension
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content; the heroine's mother's sexual history is a plot element
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol in a Texas power-world setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; family secrets; political corruption; a woman risking everything for truth
What this book is about
Alex Gaither is a tough Texas prosecutor who returns to her hometown to reopen the murder investigation of her mother — a woman whose death was ruled an accident. The three men who had affairs with her mother are prominent, dangerous, and very eager for Alex to stop asking questions. Sandra Brown's Best Kept Secrets is one of her most acclaimed romantic thrillers.
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Mother's sexual history and murder are central plot elements
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