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Violence
Some
A poisoning and its lethal consequences; no graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Poisoning is a central mechanism; referenced clinically rather than sensationally
Emotional Intensity
Some
A dying victim's urgency and themes of corporate impunity give the novel psychological weight
What this book is about
A woman in hospice care uses her final hours to tell Commissario Brunetti she was poisoned — and that she knows who is responsible. As Brunetti investigates under enormous time pressure, the trail leads to environmental contamination and a corporation whose profits depend on silence. The twenty-ninth Brunetti novel is a race against death that exposes the human cost of industrial indifference.
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Terminally ill victim
Environmental poisoning themes
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