A review by katiegilley
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

This is the second installment in the Inspector Gamache series set in Three Pines, Quebec. A truly wretched woman has moved into town - CC de Poitiers - and has everyone on edge. CC claims to have created a spiritual way of life that involves feeling no emotions in order to achieve balance, which is the general theme of her life: to wipe away anything that doesn't fit with her appearance to the public. CC has a husband and daughter that she treats with disdain and tears apart on a daily basis. returnreturnNo one quite understands what drew CC to the small village because she does nothing that wouldn't bring her money or fame - and that's hard to find in Three Pines. During an annual curling tournament, CC is murdered by electrocution. No one saw what happened, so Inspector Gamache and his team track down every possibility that they can find in order to find the killer. We learn that CC's reason for moving is closely tied with her murder as Penny weaves seemingly disconnected storylines together to create a shocking ending.