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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My least favorite of the series so far, this one seemed to drag on, but still a good listen.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This time we are taken along on Chief Insp. Gamache and wife's annual summer holiday to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Located on an isolated, intimate resort (lake-front Manoir Bellechasse), an estranged family is having a reunion, of sorts, sharing the lodge with Gamache and his wife. And wherever the Inspector goes, you know murder is sure to follow.
The Finney's, the matriarch of the estranged and eccentric family, has called the reunion to dedicate a marble statue in remembrance of a long-dead One of the family members is found dead, lying under a marble statue that had been installed at the lodge in remembrance of her long dead husband. Soon, one of the daughters is found murdered -- lying underneath the now fallen statue. As Gamache investigates the crime, the family's dysfunctional relationships are uncovered and soon so is the killer. Oh, and by the way, one of the children (aka suspects) happens to be known to the Inspector, after all they are a resident of Three Pines and Gamache has spent some time there dealing with several murders.
Again Ms. Penny has given us a wonderfully clever and engrossing mystery. I started reading and couldn't put down until I'd read the last page. Happy to know #13 in the series has just come out and I have plenty of Inspector Gamache to spend my fall with.
The Finney's, the matriarch of the estranged and eccentric family, has called the reunion to dedicate a marble statue in remembrance of a long-dead One of the family members is found dead, lying under a marble statue that had been installed at the lodge in remembrance of her long dead husband. Soon, one of the daughters is found murdered -- lying underneath the now fallen statue. As Gamache investigates the crime, the family's dysfunctional relationships are uncovered and soon so is the killer. Oh, and by the way, one of the children (aka suspects) happens to be known to the Inspector, after all they are a resident of Three Pines and Gamache has spent some time there dealing with several murders.
Again Ms. Penny has given us a wonderfully clever and engrossing mystery. I started reading and couldn't put down until I'd read the last page. Happy to know #13 in the series has just come out and I have plenty of Inspector Gamache to spend my fall with.
7.8/10 Another great book in the Armand Gamache series. Each one gets even better than the one before. The Gamache character is really great!