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Violence
A lot
Thriller violence and a murder investigation throughout; the climax is violent
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The grief of a sibling's loss — and the obsession of refusing to accept it — creates the novel's sustained and powerful psychological register
What this book is about
Rosamund Lupton's debut novel is structured as a long letter from Beatrice to her dead sister Tess, whose apparent suicide Beatrice refuses to accept. The investigation takes Beatrice deep into Tess's hidden life and a conspiracy involving medical research. Lupton builds genuine suspense while the relationship between the two sisters is rendered with emotional precision. Significant violence in the thriller's climax; the grief throughout is genuine and affecting.
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