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Violence
Some
Thriller violence; the hunt through wilderness with genuine danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content; the kidnapping backstory involves implied assault
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound psychological complexity: loving a father who was a monster, and what that means for identity
What this book is about
Helena grew up in the remote Upper Peninsula wilderness, raised by her survivalist father — who had kidnapped her mother and held her captive for years. Now Helena has a normal life and a family. When her father escapes from prison, only she knows how to find him. Karen Dionne's thriller is built on a genuinely disturbing premise and earns its tension from the complexity of Helena's relationship to both her father and her origins.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Kidnapping and captivity backstory
Psychological complexity of parental abuse
Thriller violence
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