Mystery
Inspector Wexford probes a celebrated flautist’s lakeside death, tangled with a young fiancée, a disputed daughter, and cunning deception.
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Inspector Wexford probes a celebrated flautist’s lakeside death, tangled with a young fiancée, a disputed daughter, and cunning deception.
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Sir Manuel Camargue, yesterday one of the most celebrated musicians of his time, today floats face down in the lake near his sprawling English country house. The consensus is accidental death -- but Inspector Wexford knows the stench of murder most foul when he smells it. Particularly in the company of two suspects -- one, the victim's fiancee, who is too young to be true, the other his daughter who may be no kin and even less kind . . .
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Sexual content
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Age-gap engagement and attraction; no explicit on-page sex.
Violence & gore
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Murder by drowning and further killings; limited gore detail.
Profanity
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Occasional mild period language; not frequent or extreme.
Substance use
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Social drinking in everyday period settings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Murder, identity fraud, and cruelty over inheritance.
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