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Violence
Some
A murder at a holiday spa; the investigation is unofficial
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific discomfort of an investigator who can't stop investigating even when off duty; the closed holiday community as a version of the sealed-world mystery
What this book is about
Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid goes on holiday to a Yorkshire timeshare — his first real vacation in years — and a fellow guest is found dead. Kincaid investigates informally, outside his jurisdiction, in a closed community of people on holiday who have various reasons for concealing what they know. Deborah Crombie's debut Kincaid novel establishes the series' tone: a British procedural with careful attention to character and setting, more interested in the psychology of the people involved than in thriller mechanics. The Yorkshire setting is rendered with affection.
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first Duncan Kincaid novel by Deborah Crombie; Yorkshire setting
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