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Violence
A lot
Serial murder; the killer's crimes against men he believes guilty; thriller violence
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult content; Eve and Roarke's relationship
Substance Use
Some
Moderate; the culture of 2058 New York
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong; who gets to decide who deserves to die; Eve's own complicated history with justice and injustice; the serial killer who isn't wrong about his victims' guilt
What this book is about
The sixth In Death novel (written as J.D. Robb): Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a series of murders in which the killer contact her to gloat — he's targeting men who he believes escaped accountability for their crimes. The religious framework makes the killer more unsettling. Roberts uses the futuristic setting (2058 New York) to examine justice and its failures.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Serial murder
Adult sexual content in the Eve/Roarke relationship
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