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Violence
Barely any
A murder; the romantic competition provides the motive context
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content; the charming man's effect on the village women
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific disruption that an attractive outsider causes in a settled community; Hamish's ability to see the social dynamics that others are too close to observe clearly
What this book is about
Peter Hynd arrives in Lochdubh and immediately becomes the subject of every woman's attention — unusually handsome, charming, and apparently available. His presence disrupts the village's social equilibrium. When he is murdered, Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates in a community where jealousy and competition have been running at unusual temperatures. M.C. Beaton's tenth Hamish Macbeth novel uses the 'dangerous charmer' archetype to examine what happens to a small community when romantic competition is introduced and then removed violently.
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tenth Hamish Macbeth novel by M.C. Beaton
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