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Violence
Some
Two murders; the investigations handled with procedural care; no graphic gore
Language
None
Literate British prose; clean language
Sexual Content
Some
A sexual secret is at the heart of the case — adult content discussed, not depicted
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild — the English village atmosphere balances the darkness
What this book is about
When an elderly woman dies after witnessing something she shouldn't have seen in Badger's Drift's woods, her friend insists it was murder. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby of the Midsomer CID investigates — uncovering a village with the surface charm of an English pastoral and the seething underbelly of old hatreds, buried scandals, and a killer hiding in plain sight. The debut that launched the beloved Midsomer Murders series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A sexual secret as the motive for murder — discussed in investigation
Two murders in an English village setting
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