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Violence
Barely any
A murder; the victim's antagonism of the entire community is the central dynamic
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol in the village pub setting
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific dynamics of a small village community and its resistance to outsiders; Hamish's divided attention during the investigation
What this book is about
William Mainwaring arrives in Lochdubh — an English incomer determined to impose himself on the Highland village, offending everyone he meets. When he is found murdered, the list of suspects is essentially the entire community. Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates while also covering for his temporary assignment to a neighboring town. M.C. Beaton's third Hamish Macbeth novel uses the classic tension between the English outsider and the close-knit Scottish Highland community to explore what happens when someone who antagonizes everyone ends up dead.
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third Hamish Macbeth novel by M.C. Beaton
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