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Violence
A lot
Monster attacks depicted with some graphic detail; bodies discovered; thriller-level violence
Language
Some
Moderate adult language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The claustrophobic horror of a monster in a space designed for the public; institutional bureaucracy as comedy and horror
What this book is about
On the eve of a major new exhibit at the New York Museum of Natural History, curators and security personnel are being found dead—ripped apart. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's debut introduces the Pendergast universe through a monster-in-the-museum thriller that is fast, clever, and satisfying.
Notes for sensitive readers
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