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Violence
Some
Child murder investigation; cult-related violence; moderate thriller tension
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Drug-related child death; moderate references
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; child victim; cult manipulation; detective's first compelling case
What this book is about
Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont investigates when a five-year-old girl dies from an overdose of sleeping pills. The case leads into the dangerous territory of a religious cult and the secrets that devout communities keep from the outside world. The first J.P. Beaumont mystery introduces one of crime fiction's most enduring Pacific Northwest detectives.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Child murder
Religious cult
Drug-related death
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