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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; bog body discovery; moderate thriller danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; literary conspiracy; academic obsession; dangerous knowledge
What this book is about
When a heavily tattooed body is found in a Lake District bog, folklore scholar Jane Gresham connects it to a manuscript that may prove William Wordsworth was involved in the Bounty mutiny — a secret that someone is willing to kill to suppress. A standalone Val McDermid thriller that blends literary history with a modern murder investigation in beautiful northern England.
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Bog body discovery
Literary historical conspiracy
Murder
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