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Violence
Barely any
A murder; death from a cliff fall
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking among artists
Emotional Intensity
None
A pure puzzle mystery; no psychological weight beyond solving the crime
What this book is about
Sayers's 1931 Lord Peter mystery set in the Scottish artists' colony of Kirkcudbright. Six artists could have killed the obnoxious Campbell; Wimsey must solve the puzzle of the train timetables. A particularly plot-heavy, fair-play puzzle mystery. For all ages.
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