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Violence
Some
A man in a coma; violence implied rather than shown
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Drug use among teenagers is a central theme; treated seriously and critically
Emotional Intensity
Some
Family dysfunction and the weight of forgiveness add psychological complexity
What this book is about
A woman approaches Brunetti with a troubling claim: her husband has been acting strangely, and she believes someone has been drugging him. When the husband is found in a coma after a fall, the investigation leads Brunetti into the world of Venetian secondary schools, where drug use among teenagers has taken root. The twenty-seventh Brunetti novel weaves corruption, family, and the ethics of forgiveness into a characteristically measured mystery.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Teen drug use explored
Husband deliberately drugged
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