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Violence
Barely any
A murder in an isolated island setting; depicted without graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Mild period language; minimal profanity
Sexual Content
None
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
None
Social drinking typical of the social milieu
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild locked-room tension; no severe psychological themes
What this book is about
The twenty-eighth Roderick Alleyn mystery takes the detective to a remote New Zealand island lodge, where a celebrated and notoriously difficult opera singer has been killed. The victim's isolated island home means all suspects are literally trapped together, and Alleyn must work through a small cast of characters each with compelling motives. Marsh combines her two great loves—New Zealand and opera—in a late-career mystery that demonstrates her undiminished skill at character, atmosphere, and puzzle construction.
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