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Violence
Some
Moderate — a death at sea; the investigation; some physical danger
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations in the backstory
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The oil industry's impact — Shetland's transformation; what the journalist found; who benefits from his silence
What this book is about
A journalist who had been investigating Shetland's oil industry is found dead at sea. DI Jimmy Perez investigates as the island's economic and political tensions surface. Dead Water is the fifth Shetland novel — examining what prosperity and outside investment have done to the island's culture.
Notes for sensitive readers
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The oil industry setting — what outside money has done to Shetland
The journalist's investigation — what he found and why it got him killed
Fifth in the Shetland series
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