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Violence
Some
Murder and subsequent investigation; the Gothic elements build genuine dread
Language
Barely any
Mild language; witty and literary throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships and infidelity as background elements
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The Gothic dread of the story-within-a-story; the psychological weight of investigating people you thought you knew
What this book is about
Clare Cassidy teaches Gothic literature at a school where a famous Victorian author once lived—and when her colleague is murdered with a line from the author's most famous story left beside the body, Clare finds herself drawn into an investigation despite her own complicated relationship to the victim. Elly Griffiths's literary mystery is clever and atmospheric.
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