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Violence
Barely any
A death during surgery; investigated clinically without graphic content
Language
Barely any
Clean period language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic subplot
Substance Use
Barely any
Medical anaesthetic misuse as murder method; treated procedurally
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The closed operating-room setting and the question of professional culpability provide light tension
What this book is about
Home Secretary Derek O'Callaghan is rushed to a London nursing home for an emergency appendectomy — and dies on the operating table. Chief Inspector Alleyn is called in to determine whether the death was due to surgical error, an overdose of anaesthetic, or something far more deliberate. Co-written with Henry Jellett, a medical professional, this early Alleyn mystery is distinguished by its authentic medical setting and sharply drawn cast of suspects.
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