Detective Scorcher Kennedy investigates a family murder in an abandoned development, confronting his own childhood trauma amid Ireland's economic collapse.
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Detective Scorcher Kennedy investigates a family murder in an abandoned development, confronting his own childhood trauma amid Ireland's economic collapse.
The mesmerizing fourth novel of the Dublin murder squad by New York Times bestselling author Tana French
Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, the brash cop from Tana French’s bestselling Faithful Place, plays by the book and plays hard. That’s what’s made him the Murder squad’s top detective—and that’s what puts the biggest case of the year into his hands.
On one of the half-built, half-abandoned "luxury" developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children are dead. His wife, Je...
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Detailed descriptions of child murders repeated multiple times
No profanity or strong language depicted
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Themes of economic recession, housing crisis, and societal conformity
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Child murders, family trauma, and psychological suffering central to plot
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