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Violence
Some
Murder mystery violence; some thriller confrontations
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of psychological breakdown, recovery, and the intersection of brilliance and vulnerability
What this book is about
Sean King is working alone; Michelle Maxwell has been committed to a psychiatric facility after a breakdown. Both find themselves drawn separately into a murder at Camp Peary — the CIA training facility known as 'The Farm' — and a mystery involving a child prodigy with an extraordinary mind. Baldacci's third Sean King/Michelle Maxwell thriller adds genuine emotional complexity through Maxwell's psychological crisis.
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Thriller violence and murder
Mental health storyline
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