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Violence
Some
Death; murder investigation; violent climax
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild; the romance between the protagonist and her husband; adult themes
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong; the gap between who you think you married and who they were; the specific grief of not knowing
What this book is about
One of Harlan Coben's early standalone thrillers, pre-Myron Bolitar: a professional basketball player disappears on his honeymoon in Australia and his wife refuses to believe he's dead. Her investigation reveals secrets he never told her. Coben's suburban thriller formula is here in its nascent form — the comfortable life hiding something dark.
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