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Violence
Some
A murder at a peace conference; threat of political violence; non-graphic
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in period settings
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Themes of sectarian tension, political violence, and the precariousness of peace negotiations
What this book is about
Thomas Pitt is sent to Ashworth Hall, a country house in England, where Protestant and Catholic Irish leaders are meeting in secret negotiations. When a murder occurs among the delegation, the fragile peace talks are in jeopardy. Pitt must find the killer—who could be from either side—before the failure of the talks becomes the pretext for renewed violence in Ireland.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Sectarian tensions between Irish Catholic and Protestant characters
Murder used as a political tool to destroy peace negotiations
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