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Violence
A lot
Graphic crime content; the murders and their aftermath are depicted with procedural darkness
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Extreme psychological darkness; the novel is a study in the ambiguity of guilt and the horror of the crime
What this book is about
Rosalind Leigh is serving life for the murders of her mother and sister, whose bodies she then dismembered and arranged. Journalist Olive Martin is hired to write Rosalind's biography — and begins to doubt the official story. Minette Walters's psychological crime novel is characteristically dark, refusing easy answers about guilt, psychology, and what drives people to extreme acts.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic crime content including dismemberment
Extreme psychological darkness
Disturbing subject matter
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