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Violence
Barely any
A murder; TV production setting; mild content
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content; the entertainment industry context
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific disruption of a film crew in a small village; Hamish navigating a world of professional performers while investigating someone's real history
What this book is about
A television company arrives to film a mystery series in the beautiful Highland village of Lochdubh, and Hamish Macbeth finds himself involved with the production. The scriptwriter at the center of things, Patricia Martyn-Broyd, has a history that catches up with her. M.C. Beaton's thirteenth Hamish Macbeth novel uses the filming context to examine the way a small community reacts to the sudden presence of the entertainment industry — the excitement, the resentment, and the specific way that TV production exposes people's vanity.
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thirteenth Hamish Macbeth novel by M.C. Beaton; TV production setting
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