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When the Bough Breaks

Pages
295
Published
1985
Language
English

Synopsis

Child psychologist Alex Delaware is pulled out of retirement to help a seven-year-old girl who witnessed a double homicide. As he tries to help her process the trauma, he uncovers a decades-old conspiracy that links the victim's dark past to his own history. Alex must navigate a web of corruption and professional misconduct to protect the young witness from a killer who is still watching.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (4)
AbuseTraumaSexual AssaultViolence