I'll read more of Penny's work but am taking a short break. I love the logical thinking you both have. And I'm not exactly sure that the motivation of the killer made a lot of sense. I won't be making this thread visible for a while because I don't want to see it either LOL. If the first victim of war was the truth, some of the first victims of a murder investigation were people’s lies. Error rating book. At a cabin in the woods apparently belonging to the dead man, Gamache and his team are shocked to discover the remote building is full of priceless antiquities, from first edition books to European treasures thought to have disappeared during WWII. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The book was very well written, but the mystery left me cold to say the least. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Brutal Telling kicked your always wonderful writing up a notch that I didn’t think was possible…eerie, complex…just superb. ―Richmond-Times Dispatch"This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. I'm so glad to have found this one. Perhaps the fictional people of the fictional town of Three Pines don’t wish for tourism. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Who would ever visit there when someone dies weekly! And then got to the ending and I was so angry. It seems so long ago that I first read the passage about a potential humane way of executing a prisoner. Please try again. I sort of assumed that this story would be picked up in the next book because it's unlike Louise Penny to end a book with things left so unresolved. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. A short while later I realized my experience was like those viewing the wood carving in the story. What can i say? Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019. How good it was. 8,622. Best Mystery Series I've Encountered Since Dorothy Sayers, Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2018. What does this mean? As a result, I didn’t want to strain credibility too much, so many of the actual deaths now happen elsewhere. I absolutely love Ruth w. Rosa ❤️, “Three Pines” is the Midsomer of Canada. You’re comments about “really listening” is so important. Darkness, mystery and a treasure of items hidden away in the woods — it all adds up to another great tale by Louise Penny. I've always enjoyed Penny's novels because they detail not only the lives of the people who live in the town of Three Pines but also Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team of investigators. This page works best with JavaScript. But her great gift is her uncanny ability to describe what might seem indescribable – the play of light, the sound of celestial music, a quiet sense of peace.” ―New York Times Book Review. I will read the next in the series but if it ends on a similar note I will probably move on to more pleasant pastures. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Inspector Gamache continues to intrigue me, as do the member of his staff. I read it after the next three novels in Penny's series--but, having read it, I disagree that this book made Three Pines and its residents less attractive.