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Synopsis
As taken from the author website (www.prestonchild.com): Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human... But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders. Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who--or what--is doing the killing. But can she do it in time to stop the massacre
The Relic: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This thriller contains savage murders with non-human perpetrator implications, body horror elements, and likely graphic descriptions of violence and death. The museum setting and mystery investigation frame intense horror content.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, murder, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens and adults who love suspenseful mysteries with monster horror elements will race through this museum thriller.