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Loading... A Rule Against Murder: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (2008)by Louise Penny
None. http://www.onread.com/fbreader/1467330/ This was my first Louise Penny. I bought it five years ago and have only just got down to reading it through (first time I opened it I wasn't in the mood, I guess). I will definitely buy another one soon. I particularly enjoyed this one because of the locale in which it is set and and the microculture which is explored. Catching up on titles in this series I missed along the way and awaiting the next installment in August. This one is set at a resort in Quebec where Gamache and his wife are celebrating their anniversary. Of course there is a murder. Close enough to Three Pines to include a visit and 2 of the characters from the village. A nice, comfortable read. This is the fourth, and best so far, mystery about a small Quebec community called Three Pines, which has had far more than its fair share of homicide in the last few years. The writing is lyrical but not precious, the mystery (and the "how" done it in particular) is a great puzzler, and the chief detective is so fully realized that his character and its complexities are equally as fascinating as the crimes. In each book, the author also helps us rediscover bits and pieces of poetry that reveal something of Mr. Gamache as well as advancing the plot. The Three Pines books are not in any way self-consciously "literary." Yet each imbues the crime investigation with questions about the nature and limits of family bonds, loyalty, and lost opportunities. In this most recent novel, the answers to these questions and the central mystery unfold in an arc that is poignant and deeply moving. Another good book by Penny, who moved the location just down the road from Three Pines. The character development was great again.
Louise Penny applies her magic touch to A RULE AGAINST MURDER, giving the village mystery an elegance and depth not often seen in this traditional genre.
No descriptions found. When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache makes a wedding anniversary trip to luxurious Menoir Bellechasse, he finds his plans interrupted by his fellow guests as well as old secrets that serve as a prelude to murder. |
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