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Violence
A lot
Kidnapping with real threat to a child; thriller violence throughout
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate social drinking in the detective world
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A detective investigating a case while his own son is implicated, the racing world as a setting for crime, the compressed urgency of a kidnapping with a countdown
What this book is about
The fourteenth Roy Grace novel. Brighton racecourse, a kidnapping, and an unexpected connection to Grace's own son Bruno. When a twelve-year-old boy is snatched and a ransom demand tied to a suspicious racecourse bet arrives, Grace has to work fast. James delivers one of the most personally stakes-laden Roy Grace thrillers, with familiar Brighton settings and the procedural detail that has distinguished the series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
child kidnapping as central plot
thriller violence
best read with Roy Grace series familiarity
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