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Violence
Some
Serial killer violence; a murder mystery with real deaths; the threat is ever-present but not gratuitously depicted
Language
Some
Moderate adult language in both timelines
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content; adult relationships referenced briefly
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The sustained dread of a haunted location and an unsolved crime; the horror of a predator who was never caught
What this book is about
When Viv Delaney vanished from the Sun Down Motel in 1982, no one looked very hard for answers. Decades later, her niece Carly arrives at the same motel—same town, same job—determined to find out what happened. Simone St. James's atmospheric mystery alternates between past and present as the truth about a serial killer emerges alongside the motel's ghosts.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Serial killer mystery with sustained menace
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