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Violence
A lot
Serial killer murders of women; detailed crime scenes; intense thriller violence
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Dating and romantic relationships as hunting grounds for a predator; disturbing context
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; serial predator psychology; Tony Hill and Carol Jordan's fraught dynamic; sustained dread
What this book is about
A serial killer is using dating apps to meet women, winning their trust, and then killing them. Detective Carol Jordan, still working through her own trauma, and her complicated relationship with psychological profiler Tony Hill must work in tandem to stop him. The tenth Tony Hill/Carol Jordan novel is one of McDermid's darkest — an examination of predatory manipulation in the age of digital romance.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Serial killer predation
Dating app predation
Intense crime scene detail
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