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Was so looking forward to the 11th Armand Gamache book. Notwithstanding the fact that I still love Louise Penny’s beautiful writing style and the characters she’s developed, this plot around which the story is woven seems a bit farfetched for the village of Three Pines and the threads don’t quite hang together. A young boy is murdered after he’s supposedly discovered something dreadful in the forest. No one believes nine-year old Laurent Lepage who is prone to wild imaginings and tall stories. B
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Another amazing Chief inspector Gamache mystery. This time Ms. Penny combines spys and murder to Three Pines list of reasons you don't want to visit.
A young boy is dead and retired Gamache sees what no one else does, the boy has been murdered. The last few chapters, with the clock deadline looming for Gamache, Beaviour, and Chief Inspector Lacoste, had me on the edge of my chair...I was on the edge of my chair. Secrets are revealed and a play written by a serial killer are central to this myster ...more
A young boy is dead and retired Gamache sees what no one else does, the boy has been murdered. The last few chapters, with the clock deadline looming for Gamache, Beaviour, and Chief Inspector Lacoste, had me on the edge of my chair...I was on the edge of my chair. Secrets are revealed and a play written by a serial killer are central to this myster ...more
This has been my least favorite Gamache book so far. The new narrator was fine, although no Ralph Cosham. I’m not exactly sure what rubbed me so wrong with this one. Penny seems to have finally left aside all crass “jokes” about Myrna and Gabri’s size, so that’s good, but the book felt cold and detached to me. The subject matter was interesting to a point, but only to a point; maybe armaments just aren’t my thing, and the LeCarre-esque intelligence aspects aren’t either.
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Whew! Lots of tension in this one!
1 st read Jun 2017 (e-reader)
2 nd read Oct 2018 (audio)
3rd read Jan 2020 (audio)
I wish they'd use Canadian narrators for this series. Last book "Rocket Richard" was pronounced as if Richard was an English first name, instead of the most famous French hockey player in the country; this time our national Security Service CSIS was "C-S-I-S" spelled out every time, instead of being read as C-Sis as we say it. That's like saying "M 15" instead of M-I-5. Rather huge c ...more
1 st read Jun 2017 (e-reader)
2 nd read Oct 2018 (audio)
3rd read Jan 2020 (audio)
I wish they'd use Canadian narrators for this series. Last book "Rocket Richard" was pronounced as if Richard was an English first name, instead of the most famous French hockey player in the country; this time our national Security Service CSIS was "C-S-I-S" spelled out every time, instead of being read as C-Sis as we say it. That's like saying "M 15" instead of M-I-5. Rather huge c ...more
This was the first book by this author I have read. Loved it.
Another fascinating story from Ms Penny . A Robert Bathurst audio read as I anticipate her new release, A Great Reckoning, to follow at end of month [August].
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I love this series!
Sep 02, 2015
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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to-read-jervis,
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Nov 10, 2015
Dana
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Jan 22, 2016
Amanda
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Jun 29, 2016
Stefanie
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Nov 07, 2016
KatyaR
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Jan 05, 2019
Barbarac
rated it
it was amazing
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mystery-thriller-spy
Mar 03, 2018
Friederike Knabe
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it was amazing
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canadian-lit
Aug 24, 2020
Quimby
marked it as to-read
Oct 19, 2024
Karawan
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