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Violence
Some
A stalker escalates to violence; some descriptions of crimes and danger
Language
Some
Police procedural language including some profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
References to an online romance and its aftermath; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild social drinking in police settings
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Sustained psychological tension from stalking and coercive control themes
What this book is about
The tenth Roy Grace mystery centers on a young woman whose online romance ends disastrously when her partner reveals himself to be a controlling, dangerous stalker. As he escalates from threats to violence, Grace's team races to protect her—but the case has unexpected dimensions. Peter James draws on extensive research into stalking and coercive control to create a thriller that is simultaneously a police procedural and a timely examination of online predation and domestic danger. Compulsively readable and effectively tense.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Stalking and coercive control as central themes
Escalating violence
Some mature language
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