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Contemporary Fiction · 2012 · PG

The Buzzard Table

by Margaret Maron

A buzzard-watching naturalist, a body in the fields, and Deborah Knott's instincts proven right

For10+GenreContemporary FictionLength268 pagesRead time~7 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Murder investigation with mild thriller tension; nature setting

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

No significant sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Minimal substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Mild psychological complexity; rural community; naturalist's perspective

What this book is about

A visiting naturalist studying buzzards in Colleton County becomes unexpectedly connected to a murder that Judge Deborah Knott investigates. The Buzzard Table is a characteristic Deborah Knott novel — regional, warm, and grounded in the natural world and human community of rural North Carolina.

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