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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — an asylum backstory; the town's secret; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The town's secret — why everyone in The Cove is so cheerfully happy; Sally's father's death; whether Sally is actually unstable
What this book is about
Sally Quinlan has escaped from a psychiatric hospital where she was committed after her father's apparent murder. She runs to The Cove — a perfect little Oregon town where everyone is suspiciously happy. FBI Agent Dillon Savich is sent to find her. The Cove is the first FBI Thriller by Catherine Coulter — introducing the Savich and Sherlock partnership; the town's secret is genuinely unsettling.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A woman escaped from an asylum — is she actually insane?
A suspiciously perfect town — the secret underneath
FBI Agent Savich — first appearance; the series' anchor
First in the Catherine Coulter FBI Thriller series
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