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Violence
A lot
A historical double murder and suicide; the investigation is personal; some violence
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The specific anguish of investigating a parent's crime; Parker's need to know the truth even when the truth cannot make anything better
What this book is about
Charlie Parker's father was a police officer who, years ago, killed a young couple and then shot himself — a case officially closed as a murder-suicide by a disturbed man. Parker has never believed the official account. Now, with his license suspended, he uses the time to investigate his father's case and the couple his father supposedly killed. John Connolly's ninth Parker novel is the most intimate of the series — Parker turning the tools of investigation on himself and his family — and the revelation of what his father was and what he did is handled with the care the subject deserves.
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ninth Charlie Parker novel by John Connolly; Parker investigates his father
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