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Violence
A lot
A family murder; the investigation involves the trauma of the surviving child
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychology of traumatic silence — why someone who witnessed a horror might not speak, and what it costs to break the silence; Joe's role as the person who can get there
What this book is about
A family is found murdered in an isolated farmhouse — mother, father, and son — and the teenage daughter who survived is found hiding and refuses to speak. Joe O'Loughlin is brought in to work with her. The investigation connects to the village's secrets and to a past trauma that has shaped the survivor's silence. Michael Robotham's seventh O'Loughlin novel is one of the most emotionally wrenching of the series, and the relationship between Joe and the silent girl is the book's best thread.
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family murder including a child victim
seventh of the O'Loughlin series
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