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Violence
Some
A murder is the inciting event; some threat and danger as the investigation escalates
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationship dynamics; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The shock of a partner's secrets, a community hiding behind respectability, a protagonist who doesn't know when to stop
What this book is about
Alice and her boyfriend Leo move into a new home in a gated North London community. When Alice learns the previous female tenant was murdered in the house — something Leo already knew — she becomes obsessed with what happened. As she investigates, the neighbors seem protective of secrets, and the therapist in Alice's life may know more than she's saying. B.A. Paris builds a claustrophobic thriller about the things couples don't say.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
past murder as central mystery
relationship secrecy as psychological threat
gaslighting elements
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