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Violence
A lot
Serial killings targeting women; some graphic crime scenes; a predator using technology
Language
Some
Moderate language in a journalistic crime register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationship in McEvoy's backstory; some intimate content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The privacy costs of consumer genetic testing, a serial killer enabled by data trading, a reporter whose personal life becomes part of the story
What this book is about
Reporter Jack McEvoy — previously the Poet's adversary — returns when a woman he once slept with is found murdered. The investigation leads to the world of genetic genealogy companies and the dark secondary market for genetic data. A serial killer is finding victims through their vulnerabilities in a DNA database. Connelly's thriller is a prescient exploration of what becomes possible when health data becomes a product.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
serial killer targeting women
graphic crime scenes
genetic privacy as a thriller premise
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