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Violence
Barely any
A murder at an isolated island retreat; depicted without graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language; period-appropriate dialogue
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic tensions among characters; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking at a resort; entirely background
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild suspense in an isolated setting
What this book is about
The second Palmer-Jones mystery takes birder-detective George and his wife Molly away from England to a small Caribbean island retreat that caters to birdwatchers, where a murder disrupts the tranquil setting. Cleeves uses the island's physical isolation to create a classic closed-circle mystery, while the birdwatching backdrop allows her to develop the gentle naturalist atmosphere that distinguishes the Palmer-Jones series from harder-edged crime fiction. An early demonstration of Cleeves's talent for community-based mysteries with fully realized minor characters.
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