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Violence
A lot
A serial rapist-murderer drives the plot, with a cold case reopened alongside a new killing; reviewers note the violence is more graphic here than in earlier Roberts novels
Language
Some
Adult contemporary language throughout, moderate profanity in tense confrontations
Sexual Content
Some
An adult romantic-suspense relationship develops with a few open-door scenes, though sex is not the book's focus
Substance Use
Barely any
Incidental social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Tory's father repeatedly beat her as a child in the name of driving out 'the devil'; the book also deals with grief, small-town suspicion, and being stalked by a killer from her past
What this book is about
Tory Bodeen left her small Georgia town as a girl, scarred by a religious-fanatic father who beat her regularly and by the unsolved murder of her best friend. Eighteen years later she returns, opening a shop and reconnecting with the people from her past, just as a killer resurfaces to make sure the case stays buried.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Childhood physical abuse depicted in flashback
Serial murder investigation
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