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Violence
A lot
Centers on a serial killer's method of strangling and mutilating victims (a symbol carved into their backs); described with genre-typical crime-scene detail
Language
Some
A content count from a reader review logs roughly 1 f-word, 60 s-words, and 13 b-words across the novel
Sexual Content
Barely any
Rape is discussed as part of the killer's history but is not depicted in explicit scene form
Substance Use
Barely any
Not a significant element
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Institutional corruption, obsession with an unsolved case, and the protagonist's personal history with violence and loss drive the tension
What this book is about
A corrupt police chief assigns Detective Tracy Crosswhite a cold case: a serial killer who strangled thirteen women, carved a symbol into their backs, and vanished twenty-five years ago. The tenth Tracy Crosswhite novel folds this old case into new corruption and cover-ups within her own department.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Serial killer murders described in crime-scene detail
Institutional corruption/cover-up subplot
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