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Violence
Some
Apparent suicides that may be murders; COVID lockdown isolation is a central element
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content; the central relationship takes a significant turn
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; isolation drinking referenced
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of extended isolation; the specific risk faced by women living alone during a period when nobody was checking on them
What this book is about
Set during the first COVID lockdown in England, The Locked Room finds Dr. Ruth Galloway isolated with her daughter Kate while a series of apparent suicides are found in locked rooms — all women living alone, all found dead after weeks of isolation. Ruth investigates remotely while DCI Nelson discovers the deaths may be murder. Elly Griffiths's thirteenth Ruth Galloway mystery uses the lockdown setting to examine solitude, loneliness, and the specific vulnerability of women who live alone, while also moving the series' central relationships to a new chapter.
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thirteenth of the Ruth Galloway series; set during COVID lockdown
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