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The Burning Library

The Burning Library

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by Gilly Macmillan

Book Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published:
Language: English
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9780063422940
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Low confidence estimate: 65%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 18+

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Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

3
💥ViolenceModerate
0
❤️Love & RomanceNone
2
🧠Mental HealthLow
2
💬!*$#LanguageLow
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
4
😨Fear / HorrorNotable

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

From the internationally bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland. A deadly rivalry. A chilling secret. One woman who can decipher the truth. On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Isles, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her family Eleanor was an ordinary middle-aged woman. She did flower arrangements and plumped kneeler cushions at church.

Themes & Topics

FictionThrillersSuspensePsychologicalDomesticWorld LiteratureEngland21st CenturyMystery & DetectiveInternational Crime & MysteryWomen SleuthsAmateur Sleuth

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