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Violence
A lot
Violent death investigation; forensic detail in clinical but vivid style
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological tension; themes of obsessive genius and technological threat
What this book is about
When a brilliant young MIT researcher is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates what may be a murder staged to look like an accident. The twenty-first Scarpetta novel takes on themes of artificial intelligence and scientific hubris alongside its forensic procedural elements.
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Forensic violence
Artificial intelligence themes
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