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Violence
A lot
The aftermath of a violent attack; crime scene descriptions throughout the investigation
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The specific vulnerability of an expert whose expertise cannot protect her; the paranoid narrowing of a life when the institutions that should protect you are the threat
What this book is about
Kay Scarpetta has been attacked in her own home by a killer who should have killed her. She has no memory of how she survived. As the investigation into the attack unfolds, Scarpetta becomes a suspect herself — someone within the system is framing her — and the question of who she can trust narrows to almost no one. Patricia Cornwell's eleventh Scarpetta novel is the most internal of the series: a forensic scientist turned into the subject of her own case, unable to use the tools she depends on, and forced to rely on instinct rather than evidence.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
graphic crime and violence throughout
eleventh of the Scarpetta series — very reliant on prior books
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