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A review by libbilouworrelli
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
5.0
To celebrate their anniversary, Armand Gamache and his wife, Reine-Marie, return to the Manoir Bellchasse. They are not the only guests at this luxury lodge set in the wilderness on a lake. The Morrows are also having their annual family reunion. The Morrow family is known to be selfish and duplicitous, always taking the best for themselves. Unlike the rest of their family, Peter and Clara Morrow show up to the delight of Armand and Reine-Marie.
After her husband is sent to jail for a white-collar crime, Julia Morrow joins her family for the reunion, something she hasn’t done in years. Armand’s vacation is cut short when Julia is found dead, crushed by the statue of her father that the family recently commissioned.
Armand’s team of investigators arrive to solve the case.
Throughout the investigation, secrets are brought to light. Thomas Morrow isn’t the successful businessman he pretends to be. Marianna Morrow is successful in her occupation, languages, and the piano. Peter Morrow refused the inheritance from his father and as a teenager wrote something despicable about Julia in a restroom, forcing her to leave home. At some point it looks like almost everyone staying at the lodge is a suspect with secrets to hide.
After Marianna’s child is kidnapped by the killer, Armand faces his fear of heights to rescue the child. He uncovers the truth that the father of the maître d’ invested in Julia’s husband’s business that went bankrupt. The father never recovered and the maître d’ killed Julia because of it.
In the end, Peter Morrow realizes his father did love him.
After her husband is sent to jail for a white-collar crime, Julia Morrow joins her family for the reunion, something she hasn’t done in years. Armand’s vacation is cut short when Julia is found dead, crushed by the statue of her father that the family recently commissioned.
Armand’s team of investigators arrive to solve the case.
Throughout the investigation, secrets are brought to light. Thomas Morrow isn’t the successful businessman he pretends to be. Marianna Morrow is successful in her occupation, languages, and the piano. Peter Morrow refused the inheritance from his father and as a teenager wrote something despicable about Julia in a restroom, forcing her to leave home. At some point it looks like almost everyone staying at the lodge is a suspect with secrets to hide.
After Marianna’s child is kidnapped by the killer, Armand faces his fear of heights to rescue the child. He uncovers the truth that the father of the maître d’ invested in Julia’s husband’s business that went bankrupt. The father never recovered and the maître d’ killed Julia because of it.
In the end, Peter Morrow realizes his father did love him.