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Violence
Some
Murder investigation framed by the outbreak of WWI; moderate violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological weight; the dread of impending catastrophe; grief and conspiracy before the guns begin
What this book is about
In the long English summer of 1914, Joseph Reavley is a Cambridge don whose peaceful life is shattered when his parents die in what looks like a car accident. His brother Matthew, an intelligence officer, reveals their father had discovered a document that, if made public, could damage something precious to Britain. Before the Reavley brothers can unravel the truth, the shots at Sarajevo are fired and the world rushes toward war. The first entry in Anne Perry's powerful World War I quintet.
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World War I setting
Murder
Pre-war dread and loss
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