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Violence
Some
A man disappears; presumed murder; East End violence; non-graphic though disturbing in context
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; the context of London's East End poverty
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of fraternal violence, social inequality, and the failure of Victorian institutions for the poor
What this book is about
A respectable London merchant vanishes, and his wife fears his brutal twin brother is responsible. William Monk investigates the missing man's disappearance into the slums of the East End, where disease and violence are commonplace, and finds evidence that the violent brother has been covering something up. A dark portrait of Victorian London's extreme social divisions.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Depictions of extreme poverty and violence in Victorian London's East End
A violent character with a history of abuse
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