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Violence
Very heavy
Child abuse as the central crime; significant supernatural horror; graphic violence
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content; the crimes involve the abuse of children
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The specific horror of an adult who violated the trust of vulnerable children; the way institutions protect such people and the cost of uncovering them
What this book is about
Daniel Clay, a psychiatrist who worked with troubled children, disappeared years ago — assumed dead. His daughter hires Charlie Parker to find out what really happened. The investigation reveals that Clay was connected to crimes involving the children in his care, and that someone killed or drove away the people who knew what he did. John Connolly's seventh Parker novel deals with child abuse — the specific horror of an adult in a position of care who betrayed it — more directly than the earlier books, and the supernatural element serves as both metaphor and actual presence in ways that are unsettling even by the series' standards.
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seventh Charlie Parker novel by John Connolly; child abuse content
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