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3.5 stars. Quite gripping, with Penny's usual excellent use of language. I guess I wasn't the only one who hated the ending of the previous book, The Brutal Telling, since this one goes back to that murder & basically tells it over again with a different outcome. There is also a new murder to solve, with another odd choice of culprit, and a running theme of Gamache et al trying to recover from a Sureté operation that went wrong. And if that's not enough, there's the "where's Champlain buried?" plot line. I liked the further exploration of the characters of Chief Inspector Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir. The Inspector goes to Quebec to recover from the grief and injuries from a shocking terrorist attack against both the department and potentially millions of people. Very intricate plot detailing the actions of both Gamache and his agents as well as the arrogant and foolish decisions of his supervisor which cost lives. At the same time, another murder is under investigation in Quebec. The double story, laid on top of each other, is intriguing and slowly unfolds. L. Penny is a genius.
[T]his is brilliantly provocative and will appeal to fans of literary fiction, as well as to mystery lovers. Is contained inThe Chief Inspector Gamache Series: Books 1-10 by Louise Penny (indirect) The Chief Inspector Gamache Series: Books 1-12 by Louise Penny (indirect) AwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
An obsessive historian's quest for the remains of the founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain, ends in murder. Could a secret buried with Champlain for nearly 400 years be so dreadful that someone would kill to protect it? Although he is supposed to be on leave, Chief Inspector Gamache cannot walk away from a crime that threatens to ignite long-smoldering tensions between the English and the French. Meanwhile, he is receiving disquieting letters from the village of Three Pines, where beloved Bistro owner Olivier was recently convicted of murder. No library descriptions found. |
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This is really a great series. Penny is a skilled author who takes these books well beyond the typical "whodunnit" and creates excellent character studies. ( )