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Violence
Some
Murder; violent obsession; references to real serial killings
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content; obsessive attraction
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Psychological study of obsession, delusion, and the descent into violence
What this book is about
Rendell's 2004 standalone psychological thriller follows Mix Cellini, a gym equipment repairman obsessed with John Reginald Halliday Christie, who rents a room where Christie once lived and develops a dangerous fixation. For adults.
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Murder
Serial killer obsession
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