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Violence
Some
Moderate; thriller violence and the danger of the past catching up
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the psychological weight of trauma and the question of whether a new life is possible
What this book is about
Shannon Baker's thriller follows a protagonist starting over in the Southwest — running from a past that refuses to stay behind her. Baker writes crime fiction with genuine atmospheric sense of place and the psychological complexity of characters who can't outrun who they were.
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Trauma and thriller themes
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