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This installment is fairly different from the others. No time is spent in 3 Pines and none of the residents are characters in the story. The book follows just Gamache and Beauvoir as they travel to a remote island in Quebec to investigate a murder. It’s an entertaining read, despite the unusual cast and setting. The ending leaves you with more questions than answers, although not about the murder, and will have you reaching for the next in the series to figure it all out.

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4.0

This book is different from the past Inspector Gamache mysteries. It does not include one moment, not one character, from Three Pines. In the early books I felt like the village of Three Pines was as much the main character as the Inspector! Nevertheless, only so many people should die in such a small village, so I am not surprised that where Penny has been moving the stories more and more away, she has finally made the complete break setting this story almost 100% inside a monastery deep in the isolated woods of Quebec. If you are not already a huge fan of Penny and Gamache this could be tedious to read, but if you love her writing and this character, you will be satisfied with a few days joining them in this austere environment.

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a very informative book about a locked monastery with monks that make one of a kind chants that can change anyone, even themselves to commit murder. This book does keep you guessing for a long time. The author did everything correct on the ending, like clearing up all the questions asked, even the who done it one. I'm just up set still wanting answers for a character that was undone at the end.

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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