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Violence
A lot
A serial killer targeting sex workers; the investigation involves the world of prostitution
Language
Some
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content; the victims are sex workers and the investigation involves their work
Substance Use
Some
Substance use among the victims' community
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The specific challenge of investigating murders of people whose safety depended on not being found by authorities; Serrailler's discomfort with a world he can observe but not understand from the inside
What this book is about
Women are dying in Lafferton — prostitutes, found in circumstances suggesting a serial killer. DCS Simon Serrailler investigates while the victims' world — the streets, the community, the clients they served — makes finding witnesses difficult. Susan Hill's fifth Serrailler novel is her most focused on the social dimension of crime: the specific invisibility of sex workers as victims and the difficulty of investigating crimes against people whose activities require them to conceal their movements from authorities.
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fifth Simon Serrailler novel
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