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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a murder; the protagonist's escalating fear
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — some wine/social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Cass's guilt and deteriorating memory — is she being gas-lighted or is her mind failing?; who is calling her; what her secret is costing her
What this book is about
On a stormy night, Cass Anderson sees a woman alone in a car on a dark road and drives past without stopping. The next day, the woman is found murdered. Cass keeps her guilt secret — but now her memory is failing, she's receiving strange calls, and she can't tell if she's losing her mind or being watched. The Breakdown is B.A. Paris's second novel — a psychological thriller about guilt, gas-lighting, and the line between paranoia and reality.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A gas-lighting thriller — Cass can't trust her own memory
Guilt over inaction — she didn't stop; a woman died
The question of who is watching — sustained paranoia
B.A. Paris's follow-up to Behind Closed Doors
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