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Violence
Some
A teenager's murder; the crime scene and investigation are described procedurally
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in Yorkshire pubs
Emotional Intensity
Some
The gap between assumed guilt and actual guilt; a community certain it knows who did it, against Banks's doubt
What this book is about
The body of sixteen-year-old Deborah Harrison is found in the churchyard of St. Mary's in Eastvale, near a grave with a German inscription. The local vicar is the obvious suspect — he knew her — but Banks's instinct says the case is more complicated. Peter Robinson's eighth Inspector Banks novel is one of the series' most focused on questions of guilt and the way communities perform moral certainty. The Yorkshire setting is as carefully rendered as always, and the investigation has a procedural patience that allows the characters to breathe.
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eighth of the Banks series
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