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Mystery · 2016 · PG-13

Chaos

by Patricia Cornwell

A cyclist is found dead in Cambridge — and Kay Scarpetta uncovers something that defies explanation

For14+GenreMysteryLength400 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Violent death investigation; crime scenes described with forensic precision

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Minimal romantic content

Substance Use

Barely any

No significant substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Psychological tension; themes of surveillance, technological threats, and paranoia

What this book is about

Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is called to investigate the bizarre death of a cyclist on the MIT campus in Cambridge. What appears to be an accident shows signs of deliberate murder by an unknown technology. The twenty-fourth Scarpetta novel ventures into cutting-edge forensic science and artificial intelligence as Scarpetta battles an enemy who may be everywhere.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Forensic violence detail

Technological threat themes

Psychological manipulation

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