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Violence
Some
References to a school shooting; some violence in the investigation
Language
Some
Strong language consistent with the series
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationship references
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking typical of the series
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant psychological themes: adolescent alienation, social cruelty, and the making of a shooter
What this book is about
When two teenagers are arrested for a school shooting, one grandmother refuses to believe her grandson is guilty and hires Spenser to prove it. Spenser investigates the social ecosystem of a Massachusetts private school, the psychology of adolescent alienation, and what truly drives young people to violence. Parker handles a charged contemporary subject with care and moral seriousness.
Notes for sensitive readers
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school shooting as central plot element
adolescent psychological crisis themes
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