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Violence
A lot
Violence in a polygamous cult; women fleeing abuse; murder; moderate thriller intensity
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Polygamous cult practices and their abuses referenced; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; cult control and abuse; women in mortal danger; justice for the vulnerable
What this book is about
When young women flee a polygamous religious compound in the Arizona desert, they carry secrets dangerous enough to get them killed. Ali Reynolds teams up with the High Nob Sisterhood to help the women — and to find the killer determined to silence them. The ninth Ali Reynolds novel is one of Jance's most socially urgent, confronting the hidden violence of fundamentalist polygamy.
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Polygamous cult
Women fleeing abuse
Religious extremism
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