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The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
3.0

The mystery in this entry of the series was the weakest I've encountered so far. I didn't really feel attached to the goings-on in the main murder. I did care, however, about the Arnot case and how Penny would address what she's been building up over the last two books. In some ways I really appreciated it (highlighting police brutality to native peoples in Canada) but I didn't really buy the final twist or face-off between the characters involved.
Ruth Zardo and Gamache still make the series worth it for me to continue though.