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Violence
Some
Veteran suicide investigation; murder possibility; moderate thriller tension
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol use as coping mechanism for veterans; moderate references
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; PTSD and war trauma central themes; survivor's guilt; Clare's own military past surfaces
What this book is about
Five veterans from Millers Kill meet at the community center to support each other's return from war. When one of the group dies in what looks like a suicide, Reverend Clare Fergusson — herself a veteran and combat helicopter pilot — refuses to accept the official verdict. The sixth entry in the series deals with PTSD, survivor's guilt, and the invisible wounds of war.
Notes for sensitive readers
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PTSD themes
Veteran suicide
War trauma
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