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Violence
Barely any
Murder investigation; very mild thriller tension; rural North Carolina 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; land development tensions; old family conflicts
What this book is about
Land development is transforming Colleton County, bringing old farm families enormous money — and old grudges to the surface. When a man is found murdered, Judge Deborah Knott investigates a crime rooted in the tension between the county's past and its rapidly changing present. The fourth Deborah Knott novel.
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