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Violence
A lot
Violence including murder and thriller confrontations
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of government conspiracy and what happens when the system itself is the enemy
What this book is about
Former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are hired to defend Edgar Roy — a man accused of being a serial killer — but Roy is found dead in his cell before the case begins. The fifth King & Maxwell novel is Baldacci at his tightest: a conspiracy thriller with genuine political stakes.
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Thriller violence
Political conspiracy content
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