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Violence
Some
A cold case reopened; a teenager's death investigated decades later; institutional resistance to the truth
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The weight of a community that built its peace on a verdict it knew was incomplete; Serrailler's determination to pursue a case that everyone wants closed
What this book is about
The body of a teenage girl who was believed to have died accidentally twenty years ago is found — and the circumstances of its discovery suggest her death was not what it seemed. DCS Simon Serrailler reopens a case that a prominent family in Lafferton had reason to want closed. Susan Hill's sixth Serrailler novel deals with institutional trust and the specific courage required to reopen a case that the original investigation — and the community — wanted left alone. Serrailler's personal life takes a significant turn in this installment.
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sixth Simon Serrailler novel
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