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Book Review of The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Gamache, Bk 17)

The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Gamache, Bk 17)
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Professor Abigail Robinson will be giving a lecture at the nearby university. Armand Gamache has been asked to provide security. Gamache starts looking into Professor Abigail Robinson and discovers an agenda so repulsive he begs the university to cancel the lecture. They refuse, citing academic freedom, and accuse Gamache of censorship and intellectual cowardice. Abigail Robinson promises that, if they follow her, "All will be well." A murder is committed and Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and their team will investigate the crime. The post-pandemic plot meandered a bit and felt a little off somehow. I'm not sure it is time for a post-pandemic book as the virus is still lingering on. At least there was a visit to Three Pines to visit the whole gang. That seems to be where Penny should focus her books as Three Pines is what her readers look forward to. The ending of the book seemed to drag on too long. I'm still looking forward to the next book but hope to spend more time in Three Pines.