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Violence
A lot
Murder investigation; a hitman pursuing the protagonists; some violence
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
A lot
Heavy drug use central to the plot; Paige's addiction depicted in detail
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A parent's helplessness when a child chooses an addiction over the family, the criminal infrastructure around the drug trade, the question of how far you can follow someone who doesn't want to be found
What this book is about
Simon Greene spots his daughter Paige performing for change in Central Park — emaciated, strung out, a ghost of the girl he raised. When he approaches, she flees. When her boyfriend is found murdered, the investigation leads Simon into dangerous territory: a money-laundering ring, a hitman, and a secret from his past that connects everything. Harlan Coben writes one of his most emotionally raw standalones about what a parent will risk to bring a child back from the edge.
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drug addiction depicted in detail
murder investigation and hired-killer threat
adult thriller
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