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Violence
A lot
Violence and deaths; confrontations; historical setting's torture references
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate alcohol use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Brother against brother psychological warfare; imprisonment and helplessness
What this book is about
The 7th Pendergast novel and the conclusion of the Diogenes Trilogy (2006) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. FBI Special Agent Pendergast has been framed and imprisoned by his psychopathic brother Diogenes, who is planning the perfect crime. From his cell, Pendergast must orchestrate a counterattack using the most unlikely of allies. Dark Gothic thriller with complex family dynamics.
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Family betrayal and violence
Dark psychological themes
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