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Content snapshot
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Violence
A lot
A shooting and its aftermath; violence in the investigation; some danger to teenagers
Language
Some
Moderate language; YA register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Friends who protect each other from truths they can't share yet, a teenage detective piecing together an adult conspiracy, the weight of knowing more than the adults around you
What this book is about
The second Mickey Bolitar novel. Mickey's friend Rachel is shot at close range, and she won't say who did it. As Mickey, Ema, and Spoon investigate, the case threads back into the Abeona Shelter mystery that has been running since Shelter. Coben's YA thriller keeps its momentum by expanding the mythology while giving Mickey genuine stakes in both his personal life and his investigation.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
violence involving teenagers
best read as second in Mickey Bolitar series after Shelter
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