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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic serial killer crime scenes throughout; brutal murders including of children; visceral and disturbing content
Language
Some
Some profanity in the crime thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking among adult characters
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological content: the psychology of serial violence, the toll on investigators, and the darkness at the novel's center create sustained intensity
What this book is about
Copenhagen homicide detectives Naia Thulin and Mark Hess investigate a series of brutal murders in which each crime scene contains a small handmade doll made of straw — and each doll bears the fingerprints of a girl murdered a year ago. Written by the creator of the acclaimed Danish TV series The Killing, The Chestnut Man is a masterwork of Nordic noir: methodical, dark, and relentlessly atmospheric, with graphic crime scenes and a psychological portrait of both killer and investigators that never relaxes its grip.
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Graphic serial killer crime scenes throughout
Brutal murders including child victims
Psychologically disturbing content throughout
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