Crime
A great deliverance
1988·319 pages
Inspector Lynley and Havers unravel a brutal murder in a secretive Yorkshire valley, probing dark scandals and personal echoes.
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Inspector Lynley and Havers unravel a brutal murder in a secretive Yorkshire valley, probing dark scandals and personal echoes.
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A baby's cry echoes on lonely nights through Keldale Valley in Yorkshire. Three hundred years ago, when Cromwell's raiders swept through a village in this valley, not a living creature was to be found on its fog-shrouded streets. The entire population had taken refuge in Keldale Abbey. But then, as the legend goes, an infant began to cry-and the villages knew they had escaped Cromwell's ravages only to be betrayed by a babe. So they smothered the child to silence it.To this day, the low, thi...
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Romance & sex
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Minor romantic undertones; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic murder scene with decapitation; frequent violent themes.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language in dialogue.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use; not central to story.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Moderate presence of clergy and religious settings like an abbey.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Minor social class commentary; not a central focus.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of family dysfunction and possible child abuse.
Other
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