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Violence
Some
Moderate; thriller violence including threats to a child
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; the social world of the thriller
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the paranoia of a marriage under investigation and the question of which parent to trust
What this book is about
Shari Lapeña's debut domestic thriller follows Anne and Marco Conti — who left their six-month-old daughter alone next door while they attended a dinner party, and returned to find her gone. The investigation exposes the secrets of a marriage and a neighborhood that are far more complex than the initial disappearance. One of the genre's most propulsive recent entries.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Child endangerment themes
Domestic suspense
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