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Mystery · 2001 · PG-13

Blow Fly

by Patricia Cornwell

Scarpetta faces her most dangerous adversary yet as Jean-Baptiste Chandonne resurfaces with a plan of revenge.

For14+GenreMysteryLength500 pagesRead time~14 hours

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Violence

A lot

Significant forensic violence; the serial killer antagonist creates more intense sequences than earlier entries

Language

Some

Moderate language consistent with the Scarpetta series

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult references

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of justice and the personal cost of facing evil

What this book is about

The twelfth Scarpetta novel features the series' signature forensic violence at an elevated intensity as the main antagonist returns. Adult crime fiction.

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Forensic violence

Serial killer

Intense thriller sequences

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