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Crime Fiction · 2011 · PG-13

The caller

by Karin Fossum

Anonymous packages containing terrifying gifts expose the darkness lurking beneath a community's surface

For14+GenreCrime FictionLength218 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder and psychological intimidation

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Minimal substance references

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense psychological terror and manipulation

What this book is about

Inspector Sejer investigates a disturbing series of incidents in which someone leaves anonymous gifts designed to destroy lives — including a dead baby doll left in a pram. When the escalating psychological terror leads to murder, Sejer must find a caller whose methods are quiet but whose intentions are deadly.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Psychological intimidation and manipulation

Murder

Disturbing imagery including harm to infants

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