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Violence
Some
The death of a baby (in the past); a missing infant; investigation
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Very strong; the original case and what these girls were and are; the media narrative as a force that predetermines guilt; what reform school does to adolescents; the detective investigating without preconceptions
What this book is about
Laura Lippman's standalone thriller: Alice Manning and Ronnie Fuller were convicted as children for the death of a baby. Seven years later, released from reform school, another baby goes missing in their neighborhood. The media assumes they did it again. Lippman's dual-timeline standalone examines what we do to children who do terrible things.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Infant death (past)
Missing baby (present)
The two girls' culpability in the original case is the novel's moral center
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