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Violence
Barely any
A death among birdwatchers; treated as a puzzle, not graphically
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
Brief romantic subplot
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Interpersonal tensions within a group create light psychological texture
What this book is about
George Palmer-Jones travels to High Island, Texas, during spring migration — a paradise for birdwatchers. But the group he travels with carries the baggage of old relationships, and when a young man is found dead, the paradise becomes something darker. The fourth George Palmer-Jones mystery is distinguished by its vivid Texan setting and Cleeves's sympathetic observation of human frailty.
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