I continue my love affair with Inspector Gamache and the residents of Three Pines. I really want to find a Wisconsin Three Pines when it's time for us to retire! I'm not going to give away too much, except to say that you really need to listen to or read the series in order, as there are recurring characters that will make no sense if you haven't read the previous books. I am SO proud of myself--I figured out who done it well before the end of the book! I'm finally figuring out Louise Penny's craft.
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I'm now on Book 9 (How the Light Gets In), so I don't know if I can even give you specifics on the first book in the series, but the general gist of the series follows the cases and life of Inspector Armand Gamache, chief of the the Sûreté du Québec, along with some of his most trusted agents, as they track down killers (and find rank corruption within the Sûreté itself). Penny does an extraordinary job painting us a picture of Gamache and his crew, along with the wilds of Canada and especially the tiny town of Three Pines. Three Pines (as many of the tiny towns found in murder mystery series) has an inordinate amount of death compared to actual tiny towns, but that doesn't detract from the magical quality of the village and the people within it. I've been listening to the whole series, so nearly as much praise goes to Ralph Cosham, the narrator of the series, whose voice just draws you in and keeps you listening. If you're looking for your next murder mystery series, add this to the list!
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