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Violence
Some
Some violence and physical threat as the mystery unfolds
Language
Some
Adult language in the psychological thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of a family secret and the sustained tension of Harriet's deception — and the question of what is actually happening at Trepassen — creates effective thriller dread
What this book is about
Ruth Ware's psychological thriller follows Harriet, who runs a tarot booth on a boardwalk and is drowning in debt, who receives a solicitor's letter informing her that her grandmother has died and left her money. Knowing she has no such grandmother, Harriet commits to a deception — and discovers that Trepassen House holds secrets that go far deeper than an inheritance. Ware builds atmosphere effectively; the psychological suspense is sustained.
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