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The Transcendental Murder

Jane Langton (1964)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHomer Kelly #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.5

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ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

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MurderDeath

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Synopsis

The peaceful town of Concord, Massachusetts, is best known as the birthplace of the American Revolution and the home of the Transcendentalists—Thoreau, Emerson, and the Alcotts. Then some letters surface suggesting that the famous thinkers did more together than think, and two of Concord's prominent citizens end up dead. It's up to Lieutenant-Detective (and Emerson scholar) Homer Kelly and the beautiful Mary Morgan to piece together the bizarre clues and catch a transcendental murderer.

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MysteryHistorical FictionCozy MysteryLiterary Fiction