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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — a staged suicide; the internal investigation; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — some substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The staged suicide — who would kill a cop and why; the internal affairs angle; Kovac's refusal to accept the official verdict
What this book is about
A Minneapolis police officer is found dead of an apparent suicide — but Sam Kovac, investigating the scene, is convinced it wasn't. His partner Nikki Liska is pulled into the case as well. Dust to Dust is the second Kovac/Liska novel — the cop-killing-cover-up premise gives it an internal-affairs tension that the first book didn't have.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A cop's staged suicide — internal affairs dynamics
Kovac's certainty vs. the official verdict
Second in the Kovac/Liska series
Tami Hoag thriller
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