After solving a murder case, teen sleuth Pip Fitz-Amobi vows to quit investigating but gets pulled back in when a friend vanishes during a town memorial.
After solving a murder case, teen sleuth Pip Fitz-Amobi vows to quit investigating but gets pulled back in when a friend vanishes during a town memorial.
More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case.
Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.
But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town ...
will contain mild spoilers
No sexual scenes depicted. Recounted rape and sexual assault; previous case where perpetrator avoids justice.
Frequent murders, gun and knife violence with bloody details; off-page child deaths and serial killer story
Around 30 uses of strong profanity, 20 moderate, 10 mild, and 10 misuses of deity names
Drug use depicted, including nonconsensual drugging; cautionary context in mystery plot
No LGBTQIA+ representation
Brief misuses of deity names as profanity
No witchcraft or occult elements
No evidence found in available sources.
Themes exploring justice versus legal systems and moral ambiguities in investigations
Mentions of past suicide in backstory
Off-page child abuse and child deaths; disappearance and trauma from violence. Recounted rape and sexual assault; previous case where perpetrator avoids justice.
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