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The Relic

Douglas Preston;Lincoln Child (1996)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.05

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Scientist / Researcher

Protagonist archetypes

Detective / Investigator

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+).

Contains savage murders described in detail with autopsy results indicating non-human violence. Graphic violence throughout with body horror elements and explicit descriptions of victims.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, murder, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who love creature horror and museum mysteries will be gripped by the race to stop a monster before a public massacre.

Tags

HorrorTechno-ThrillerMonster FictionMystery Thriller