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Violence
A lot
Electrocution murders; multiple victims; intense thriller violence
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; infrastructure terror; methodical killer; city-wide threat
What this book is about
A killer in New York is using the city's electrical grid as a weapon, delivering lethal shocks to victims through seemingly ordinary objects. Lincoln Rhyme must understand the killer's technical knowledge and intent before the next attack. The ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel uses an original murder method to explore the vulnerability of urban infrastructure.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Electrocution as murder weapon
Infrastructure vulnerability
Serial killer
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