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Violence
Barely any
A body discovered at a summer party; gentle golden age treatment
Language
Barely any
Allingham's light prose; minimal profanity
Sexual Content
None
Campion and Amanda's married life; entirely warm and appropriate
Substance Use
None
Country house party drinking; entirely social
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild puzzle tension in a cheerful social setting
What this book is about
The sixteenth Albert Campion mystery takes the detective to the Suffolk countryside for a summer house party that goes wrong when a body is found in the grounds. The host is the impractical but lovable Minnie, and her household of artists, writers, and hangers-on provides Allingham with a canvas for warm social comedy that gradually darkens as the murder's implications unfold. A late-career Allingham at her most relaxed and assured, with Campion now married to Amanda and the series' emotional texture correspondingly richer.
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