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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm not even going to bother reviewing any more Louise Penny books. Suffice it to say that they are all awesome. I love each one more than the last and I purposely slow down my reading pace so I can savor each book.
"We are all blessed and we're all blighted. Every day each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count?" The prime suspects in this murder mystery is the family of Morrows. After all, it is the sister Julia in a sibling quartet who has been murdered. The Morrows are affluent, most of them, and there is no doubt at all what their sums are. Rarely have I even in literature encountered such a spiteful bunch of people.
Chief Inspector Gamache and his wife are on holiday in an isolated inn when the murder happens. The means of murder is quite unusual.The statue of the family patriarch, Charles Morrow has been raised on a marble piedestal and although it weigh several tons, after a storm it is found toppled over Julia Morrow. The "how" of the murder doesn't become clear until the very end.
This is clearly my favorite so far in the Inspector Gamache series. We're away of from the village of Three Pines, because honestly, how many murders can there be in a tiny village and still be believabe? Clara and Peter happen to be Morrows, so they also turn up at Manoir Bellechasse for the yearly family reunion. Peter turns out to carry a lot of dead weight around with him. I didn't much like him before either, but I was surprised how unpleasant he turned out to be.
"A Rule Against Murder" is an enjoyable "who dunnit" with plenty of insight into human frailty - and hope. Highly recommendable. It helps to know the characters from before, but this would do well as a stand-alone too.
Chief Inspector Gamache and his wife are on holiday in an isolated inn when the murder happens. The means of murder is quite unusual.The statue of the family patriarch, Charles Morrow has been raised on a marble piedestal and although it weigh several tons, after a storm it is found toppled over Julia Morrow. The "how" of the murder doesn't become clear until the very end.
This is clearly my favorite so far in the Inspector Gamache series. We're away of from the village of Three Pines, because honestly, how many murders can there be in a tiny village and still be believabe? Clara and Peter happen to be Morrows, so they also turn up at Manoir Bellechasse for the yearly family reunion. Peter turns out to carry a lot of dead weight around with him. I didn't much like him before either, but I was surprised how unpleasant he turned out to be.
"A Rule Against Murder" is an enjoyable "who dunnit" with plenty of insight into human frailty - and hope. Highly recommendable. It helps to know the characters from before, but this would do well as a stand-alone too.
Louise writes a great mystery but really seems to hate fat people for some reason. The character descriptions are BRUTAL
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes