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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — hacked devices causing deaths; the investigation
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Hacked devices as murder weapons — the impossible-to-attribute nature of the kills; Lincoln's forensic analysis of computerized systems
What this book is about
A man falls through a department store escalator and dies — and Lincoln Rhyme suspects the escalator's computerized control system was hacked. A killer is exploiting the vulnerability of internet-connected devices to commit untraceable murders. The Steel Kiss is the twelfth Lincoln Rhyme novel — Deaver's most tech-forward; the IoT security premise feels even more relevant now than when it was written.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Internet-connected devices weaponized — prescient IoT thriller
Murders that look like accidents — untraceable by design
Twelfth in the Lincoln Rhyme series
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