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Violence
A lot
A serial killer's crimes against children, described procedurally; an unexpected death of a series character
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The systematic devaluing of certain children's lives by institutions that should protect them; an ending that permanently changes the series
What this book is about
A serial killer is targeting mixed-race boys on the streets of London — boys who live on the margins, whose disappearances are not immediately reported, whose deaths are slow to be noticed. Lynley and Havers investigate against the clock and against institutional resistance to treating the deaths seriously. Elizabeth George's thirteenth Lynley novel builds to an ending that is devastating and permanent — a major series character is killed, and the shock is the more complete for being so carefully set up. The novel's critique of how race and class determine whose deaths matter is pointed and sustained.
Notes for sensitive readers
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a beloved series character dies — this is a significant emotional event
thirteenth of the Lynley series
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