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Violence
Barely any
A murder in an allotment setting; non-graphic, classic treatment
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Community tension and the puzzle of who among ordinary neighbours is a killer provide gentle tension
What this book is about
When a body is discovered among the allotment gardens of a Northumberland town, Inspector Ramsay investigates a tight-knit community where the victim was a source of conflict. Cleeves draws with precision the social geography of a working-class English town and the resentments that accumulate over years of shared space and contested ground. The third Ramsay mystery is careful, observational, and quietly moving.
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