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A review by katymaryreads
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The setting for this book - a luxury hotel in the middle of the countryside - left me wanting to go there (sans murder, of course). The food - oh my goodness, the food! Not to mention the attentive staff, library, luxurious beds... But it was nice to return to Three Pines now and again too.
As usual in these books (so far at least), the characters drive the story, and there's a great cast of them here. As well as Gamache and his team, there's the complicated (and frankly weird) family at the centre of the murder mystery, the staff of the hotel, and the now familiar residents of Three Pines. The author throws in several nice red herrings, and there's some more backstory about Inspector Gamache's family and his relationship with Jean-Guy Beauvoir, which I enjoyed.
I found the denouement of this story a little less satisfactory than that of the previous books, but still a book I would thoroughly recommend.
As usual in these books (so far at least), the characters drive the story, and there's a great cast of them here. As well as Gamache and his team, there's the complicated (and frankly weird) family at the centre of the murder mystery, the staff of the hotel, and the now familiar residents of Three Pines. The author throws in several nice red herrings, and there's some more backstory about Inspector Gamache's family and his relationship with Jean-Guy Beauvoir, which I enjoyed.
I found the denouement of this story a little less satisfactory than that of the previous books, but still a book I would thoroughly recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder