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Violence
Some
Wartime violence in flashbacks; the mystery involves a death
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of family secrets, survivor's guilt, and the long shadow of wartime choices
What this book is about
In 1933, a baby disappears from a Cornwall estate during a midsummer party and is never found. Sadie Sparrow, a London detective exiled to Cornwall, stumbles on the abandoned house and becomes obsessed with the cold case. Morton's multi-timeline mystery is atmospheric and intricately plotted.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Child disappearance (historical mystery)
WWII themes
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