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Violence
Some
A murder underground; the cave rescue involves real physical danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific psychology of claustrophobia and darkness; what it costs Anna to go somewhere that terrifies her to save someone she loves
What this book is about
Anna Pigeon's friend Frieda is injured deep inside Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park — one of the world's most remote and technically demanding cave systems. Anna, claustrophobic and terrified, goes underground to find her, only to discover that Frieda's injury was not an accident. Nevada Barr's sixth Anna Pigeon mystery is her most claustrophobic — the cave setting is rendered in precise, terrifying detail — and the mystery is solved in conditions of near-total darkness and total physical discomfort.
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sixth of the Anna Pigeon series
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