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Violence
A lot
Serial murders; Salem witch trial violence referenced; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content between Pendergast and Constance
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate alcohol in New England coastal setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Historical violence of witch trials echoed in modern murders; Gothic New England atmosphere
What this book is about
The 15th Pendergast novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (2015). Pendergast and Constance travel to a sleepy Massachusetts coastal town to solve a wine cellar theft, only to discover the town is built on a foundation of historic witch trial violence — and a new killer is at work. Features Salem-era history woven into a modern Gothic thriller.
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Sexual content
Serial murder
Historical violence themes
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