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Violence
Some
A murder and the investigation; appropriate to the cozy mystery register
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Grafton's accessible mystery register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological intensity; Grafton's mysteries are comfort-food crime fiction
What this book is about
The thirteenth Kinsey Millhone mystery follows Kinsey as she locates Guy Malek, the black sheep son of a wealthy family, who has been living a quiet religious life away from them. When he returns to claim his inheritance and is then murdered, Kinsey investigates. Grafton writes accessible mystery fiction with her characteristic warmth and Kinsey's strong voice. For adult mystery readers.
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