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Violence
A lot
Significant violence; Diogenes's crimes and the investigation's dangers throughout
Language
Some
Adult language in the thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological horror of a villain who knows exactly how to target you — and who has planned this for decades — creates the novel's most distinctive and unsettling dimension
What this book is about
The sixth Pendergast novel introduces Diogenes Pendergast — Aloysius's brother, described as possibly the most evil man alive — who has planned an elaborate crime designed to destroy Aloysius's reputation. The family psychology of two brilliant brothers is the novel's engine; the violence is extreme and Preston and Child's plotting is as intricate as ever. For adult readers of the Pendergast series who have built affection for these characters.
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