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Violence
Some
A death and murder investigation; non-graphic
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era restrained language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Blackmail involving intimate secrets; no explicit sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in period settings
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of blackmail, social anxiety, and the violence of secrets exposed
What this book is about
Charlotte Pitt is drawn into an investigation when a woman in Rutland Place loses an intimate keepsake—and shortly afterward a neighbor dies. Thomas Pitt investigates what appears to be a blackmail operation turning deadly. The novel explores the Victorian drawing-room world where small secrets are dangerous and social position depends on maintaining appearances at all costs.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Blackmail operation involving personal secrets of Victorian-era characters
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