Crofter scything hay on the island of Lewis
A blog published by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: "The Anthropologist and the Mystery Writer: The Structure of Secrets," https://somethingisgoingtohappen.net/2024/08/22/the-anthropologist-and-the-mystery-writer-the-structure-of-secrets-by-sue-parman/ describes the importance of secrets in maintaining the boundaries of a closely knit crofting community in the Scottish Outer Hebrides even when the secrets include murder.