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Violence
Some
A suspicious death; substance use is part of the victim's life
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol and drugs are part of the victim's context
Emotional Intensity
Some
The challenge of investigating someone whose life left few traces; Gunther's determination to give the same quality of attention to a Jane Doe as to a prominent citizen
What this book is about
A woman is found dead at a bar in Vermont — apparently a suicide, apparently nobody who belongs in the area. Joe Gunther investigates the identity question and finds that the woman's story does not match any version of suicide he recognizes. Archer Mayor's twelfth Gunther novel is the most focused on the psychology of suicide versus murder — the specific indicators that distinguish them — and uses the Jane Doe premise to examine how people who are already invisible to society can become invisible to investigation.
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twelfth Joe Gunther novel by Archer Mayor
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