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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; body in water; moderate thriller tension
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; cold case revelation; Scottish setting; institutional pressure
What this book is about
Detective Karen Pirie's Cold Case Unit is drawn into a complex investigation when a body is discovered in a Scottish loch, and the connections to an earlier, apparently solved case begin to multiply. A fourth Karen Pirie novel that demonstrates McDermid's talent for building tension through procedural detail and historical revelation.
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Body in water
Cold case
Scottish setting
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