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Violence
A lot
Sustained threat to a child; some violence; supernatural horror elements
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A lonely child at the center of a threat, what happens when the mechanism of fame insulates a parent from his own child, supernatural phenomena that serve a narrative about protection and evil
What this book is about
Fric, the neglected ten-year-old son of a famous movie star, is alone in his father's vast California estate when the death threats begin. Ethan Truman, the estate's head of security and a former cop still haunted by his wife's death, takes the threats seriously when strange supernatural events begin multiplying. A detective's investigation dovetails with Ethan's as Christmas approaches and the danger becomes real. Dean Koontz's thriller uses a child's vulnerability to maximum effect, wrapped in his characteristic spiritual metaphysics.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
child endangered throughout
supernatural horror alongside the thriller plot
some violent sequences
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