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Violence
A lot
Multiple murders throughout; the violence is integral to the plot and depicted with some graphic detail
Language
Some
Some strong language in the thriller register
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content connected to infidelity and manipulation
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate alcohol use as part of the thriller atmosphere
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Manipulation, sociopathic characters, and the psychological thrill of watching people plot against each other create sustained tension
What this book is about
Ted Severson meets Lily Kintner on a London-to-Boston flight and confesses he wants to kill his unfaithful wife. Lily offers to help. The novel unfolds through multiple narrators and timelines, building an increasingly complicated web of murder, manipulation, and competing agendas. Swanson's thriller is propulsive and genuinely surprising — the twists work, and the characters are more complex than they initially appear. Murder, manipulation, and dark psychology are the heart of the novel. Not for sensitive readers.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Planned murder as central premise
Multiple killings
Sociopathic character perspectives
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