The Dirty Secrets Club — Content Guide for Parents
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- Profanity: No source describes the language in this adult thriller.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Recently Stephen King devoted an entire Entertainment Weeklycolumn to Meg Gardiner, proclaiming her “as good as Michael Connelly and far better than Janet Evanovich.” How is it possible, he wondered, that this Californian was published only in Britain? Starting now, suspense fans on this side of the pond can get their fix right here: Dutton is proud to introduce Gardiner’s brand-new series heroine, Jo Beckett, in The Dirty Secrets Club.
An ongoing string of high-profile and very public murder-suicides has San Francisco even more rattled than a string of recent earthquakes: A flamboyant fashion designer burns to death, clutching the body of his murdered lover. A superstar 49er jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. And most shocking of all, a U.S. attorney launches her BMW off a highway overpass, killing herself and three others.
Enter forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett, hired by the SFPD to cut open not the victim’s body but the victim’s life. Jo’s job is to complete the psychological autopsy, shedding light on the circumstances of any equivocal death. Soon she makes a shocking discovery: All the suicides belonged to something called the Dirty Secrets Club, a group of A-listers with nothing but money and plenty to hide. As the deaths continue, Jo delves into the disturbing motives behind this shadowy group—until she receives a letter containing a dark secret Jo thought she’d left deep in her past, and ending with the most chilling words of all: “Welcome to the Dirty Secrets Club.”
Frequently asked questions
Is The Dirty Secrets Club appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The plot turns on a string of murder-suicides, a shooting, a deliberate car crash and attempts on the heroine's life, and one reviewer warns of graphic violence. The thriller includes a horrific car crash, several grisly deaths and a menacing killer pursuing the heroine.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have violence?
Found (Central): The plot turns on a string of murder-suicides, a shooting, a deliberate car crash and attempts on the heroine's life, and one reviewer warns of graphic violence.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The thriller includes a horrific car crash, several grisly deaths and a menacing killer pursuing the heroine.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: No source describes the language in this adult thriller.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Dirty Secrets Club have gender & orientation?
Found (Brief): One of the murder-suicide victims is a fashion designer who is described as dying with his boyfriend.
