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Violence
Some
A serial killer's methods described; violence implied rather than graphic
Language
Barely any
Period language; some sinister undertones
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The knowledge that a killer is among the passengers and the psychological profiling of suspects sustain genuine tension throughout
What this book is about
A series of murders in which the killer leaves flowers on his victims suggests a specific kind of killer — and the evidence points to a passenger aboard a cargo vessel bound for South Africa. Alleyn goes undercover on the voyage, watching every passenger, waiting for the killer to act again. One of Marsh's most suspenseful novels, Singing in the Shrouds is taut with the tension of a closed world and a predator in plain sight.
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Serial killer aboard the ship
Undercover investigation
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