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Violence
A lot
Multiple murders by spree killers; violence described with moderate detail
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content in thriller context
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol and minor substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Dark examination of adolescent violence and its causes; psychological weight of spree killing
What this book is about
When three young people begin a violent crime spree across rural Minnesota, Virgil Flowers joins the hunt. The sixth Virgil Flowers novel grapples with questions of why ordinary teenagers turn to violence, as Flowers races across a frigid landscape to stop the killings before more people die.
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Teen spree killers
Multiple murders
Psychological themes of youth violence
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