How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) in Around the World

Aug 26, 2017 Friederike Knabe rated it it was amazing

Shelves: canadian-lit

There comes a point in Louise Penny's Gamache novels when you can't or don't want to put the book down. I am not reading the series in order but now that I have read three and heard her talk at an event I know that I will read them all eventually. I enjoy the evocation of places, whether Three Pines, Old Quebec or Montreal... and the depiction of the motley group of characters that are central to each novel. Here we have some lovely quirky or difficult individuals, aside from the complex drama.. ...more

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May 28, 2013 Kristen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, series, re-read, 2022

84% and I'm just weeping on the couch. Louise is the MASTER of ratcheting up the suspense. I love these characters so much, and I'm completely terrified of what could happen next.

Oh. My. What a spectacular installment. ...more

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Jul 05, 2013 Toni rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-suspense, crime-fiction, canada

My only regret in reading this book (which is #9 in the series) is that this is the first one I have read (it will most definitely not be the last!). Regret, because so much of the story had it's genesis in previous book(s), and now when I do read them I will already know how that particular part of the story ends.

Regrets aside - Louise Penny can write! Her story evolves at a slow and steady pace and wraps the reader in. I found myself resenting any distractions that took me away from reading. I ...more

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Sep 28, 2017 Cooper rated it it was amazing

What a thrill ride! From the beginning we find out that Chief Superintendent Francoeur has demolished Gamache's homicide division, giving him unqualified and irreverent individuals that hold very little respect for Gamache. Beauvoir's pain med addiction is out of control and Francoeur is doing everything to keep it that way.

Frustrated by his work, Gamache heads to Three Pines to help Myrna with a friend who has gone missing. Of course the friend ends up murdered and Gamache works to solve a myst ...more

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Oct 21, 2018 Shawn Bird added it

Shelves: canadian

Maybe the best one yet!

1st read: June 2017 (ebook)
2nd read: Oct 2018 (audio) (Book #98 for 2018)
3rd read: Jan 2020 (audio) (Book #12 for 2020)

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Mar 18, 2016 writer... rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio100, audiobooks, mystery, audio-500, library-reads, travel-the-world-in-books, cozies, canadian-authors, christmas, contemporary

First book of the series for me due to library availability, but quick to pick up the scheme. A pleasure to listen to the narrator's interpretation and delineation of characters, I especially liked his creation of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. His exploration of thought and decision making, handling of his staff, personal interactions.

Penny writes an excellent mystery. The story's multi-layers, interplays, descriptions, all coalesce into an appealing whole. I await my next library reserve for ...more

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