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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic violence; a killer targeting a family in an isolated location; murders depicted in detail
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult romantic content; sexual threat from the villain
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A family's vulnerability in an isolated rural setting, the psychology of a man who lives for violence, a woman protecting a child who cannot speak for herself
What this book is about
Carl Herbold is a violent career criminal who escapes from a Texas prison. He's going back to settle old scores — and to find Anna Corbett, who lives on a remote ranch with her mute daughter and father-in-law. Dean Herbold, Carl's brother, also converges on the ranch for reasons of his own. What unfolds over the course of several brutal days is a survival story with no comfortable exits. Sandra Brown's darkest and most violent thriller.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
graphic violence and murder throughout
a disabled child in danger
sexual menace from the antagonist
Sandra Brown's most intense thriller
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