Nancy M. (nancyluvsbooks) reviewed on 4/12/2021 + 3 more book reviews

I really enjoyed this first Chief Inspector Gamache novel. It is a good mystery, but it's more than a mystery - it is a wonderful introduction to the irresistible Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - a detective who won't allow his wife to display his commendations on the wall because every time he looks at them, he sees the faces of the dead and the living they left behind. It is also an introduction to the wonderful tiny village of Three Pines in Montreal and it's quirky inhabitants. I'm sure that this is a fictional hamlet, but Penny brought it to life and made me want to go there, and do things like stay in the B&B, visit the village bistro, hang out with its owners - Olivier & Gabri - & have coffee with Clara, and hug her. I looked at a list of Ms. Penny's books, and was very happy to see that she revisits Three Pines in subsequent books. I will work on getting some of those ASAP.

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