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Violence
Some
Forensic examination of murder victims; moderate thriller violence
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate tension; white supremacist connections add ideological menace
What this book is about
During the excitement of NASCAR Race Week in Charlotte, a body is found in a barrel near the speedway. Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates and discovers connections to disappearances from twelve years earlier, white supremacists, and a missing FBI agent. The fourteenth Brennan novel uses the NASCAR world as a vivid backdrop.
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White supremacist themes
Forensic detail
NASCAR setting
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