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Violence
A lot
A serial killer; direct contact between the investigator and the imprisoned murderer; psychological manipulation
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychology of a killer who targets specifically and knows exactly what he's doing; the specific danger of a relationship with a person who uses intelligence as a weapon
What this book is about
A convicted murderer — Ivor March, who has been targeting women connected to a prehistoric stone circle — writes to Dr. Ruth Galloway from prison claiming there are more victims. He will only speak to Ruth, putting her in direct contact with a man she helped put away. Meanwhile, DCI Nelson's past resurfaces in ways that threaten his family. Elly Griffiths's tenth Ruth Galloway mystery brings back the series' most personal villain and is its most psychologically dense, using March's intelligence and his particular interest in Ruth to create a thriller that feels like the series' culmination up to this point.
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tenth of the Ruth Galloway series; brings back a key villain
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