Another great Gamache Mystery
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I have read all of the Inspector Gamache books in the series.  Each new one just adds more layers all of the characters.  Great detective mystery.  Clues along the way which when you look back on in hindsight you sit there thinking "Oh yeah, it all fits".  I will continue to read this series and eagerly await the next book.
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I didn't read the Inspector Gamache books in order which might have been better.  Even so, I devoured them.  The setting is a small village near Montreal where Inspector Gamache and his wife spend their vacations.  There is a wonderful cast of characters to delight you with their human foibles.  Each book in the series has a murder to be solved (of course).  It also explores some of the great human characteristics: Greed, Envy, Love, Wisdom.  What impressed greatly was how she showed that these take various forms and even such things as envy can be part of a greater good.  I loved these books and wish there were more.
4007689
Loved it and all of the others I've read.  Crush on Inspector Gamache.  Well written, interesting plot turns good evocative language and descriptions.
3888815
This, the third novel in the Inspector Gamache series closes out the subplot of the Superintendent Arnot case also brings a solution to the current murder at Three Pines.  An enjoyable mystery.
4194401
Recommended to anyone who likes "who done its".  Very readable and descriptive prose.  Looking forward to future Gamache mysteries and the development of the characters.
381664
I have truly enjoyed every one of Louise Pennys novels about chief inspector Gamache. In fact, I have liked each one more than the previous.  What part of that increased enjoyment is from the stories or from getting closer to the characters and locations is a mystery to me. But, at the end of the day it doesnt matter. The joy of reading these books is the only answer that matters.
1622430
Wonderful language, characters, and twists. It's easy to care about these lovely people in Three Pines. You will want to read all of these "Gamache" novels.
1631412
A Fatal Grace is only the third in the Inspector Gamache series, so although the writing is very good, it's not as great as the later works.  That being said, the setting in Three Pines is idyllic, the characters are endearing, and the plot offers enough surprises to propel you through to the end. I so loved The Beautiful Mystery (#8, I believe), that I decided to read all of the works in the series in order.  The characters of Inspector Gamache and Jean-Guy are so well created, that I wanted to go back to the beginning and follow the development of their back stories. I really enjoy your style, Louise Penny!
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Louise Penny delivers another gripping mystery helmed by the inimitable Inspector, now Superintendent, Gamache.  Character development less than in previous books, perhaps because the primary characters have already been so well described in this long series.  The specifics of the central mystery are quite timely and very interesting.  Ms. Penny displays her usual empathy, both for her characters and the world as a whole.
358453
I love the Louise Penny novels and Inspector Gamache's exploits.  The Canadian setting is wonderful,Another Inspectror Gamache special the suspense terrific and it's a novel you can't put down.
345299
Louise is consistent with all the characters and has once again presented a really good mystery! Can't wait for the next book.
Penny
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Another fine Louise Penny mystery.  Wonderful sense of being right in the story as author builds the plot with  atmospheric detail before the murder unfolds.
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This is the second novel in my favorite new mystery series, and it's every bit as good as the first one. STILL LIFE introduced Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Suret de Qubec, and he solved a murder in the colorful village of Three Pines, just a few miles north of the U.S. border. In this new mystery, he's back in Three Pines at Christmastime, looking for another murderer among the eccentric local population.

Every mystery series needs a good detective and a good setting, and Penny is better than most at evoking her small Canadian town and the vivid people in it. And Gamache is a memorable creation--I really hope we'll be seeing a lot more of him in the years ahead. Not since Agatha Christie's Marple and Poirot have I found such a likable crimesolver. If you enjoy good writing, fair clues and surprising solutions, you're going to love this series. Highly recommended.
2815032
neat psychological twists and turns. complex and compassionately drawn characters. the plot moves well, keeps you engaged. just love gamache!
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Another wonderful mystery from Kate Charles, whose insights into human nature and relationships breathe life into her books. It's a pleasure to get to know characters like Reverend Callie, Mark Lombardi and Morag Hamilton little by little and try to envision how the different subplots will affect each other. If you like Julia Spencer-Fleming's Reverend Clare mysteries, give Kate Charles's Reverend Callie a try.
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Bury Your Dead brings the Inspector Gamache series to a new level. Louise Penny balances three story lines throughout the book and further develops the recurring characters. This is my favorite book so far.

If you are just starting these books, take the time to read them in order. While each book solves the recent murder, the ensemble characters have background story lines that span the series making them much more enjoyable if read in order.
The books continue to provide insights and history about Quebec that enrich the reading. Very enjoyable.
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As others have said, this is the 12th Chief Inspector Gamache novel of Louise Penny and could be considered her best, which is saying quite a lot. All 12 books have been fantastic, well-written mysteries. The series should be read in order starting with the first, STILL LIFE. The story is somewhat continuous with may references to earlier books as you read them. Get the series, catch up with all twelve. I can't wait for number thirteen.