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Violence
Barely any
A shooting death; the victim's unpleasantness is noted without graphic description
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content; the shooting party context
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol at a Highland shooting party
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific social dynamics of a Highland shooting party; Hamish's ability to read people that others dismiss
What this book is about
Captain Peter Bartlett, an extremely unpleasant man, arrives as a guest at a Highland shooting estate — and when he is found shot dead, Constable Hamish Macbeth is the only one who cares enough to investigate properly. Everyone else is rather relieved. M.C. Beaton's second Hamish Macbeth novel establishes the series' characteristic tone: a cozy mystery set in the fictional Lochdubh village, where social observation is as important as detection, and Hamish's local knowledge and apparent laziness conceal a sharp investigative mind.
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second Hamish Macbeth novel by M.C. Beaton; Highland shooting party setting
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