louise penny how the light gets in review

The profanity count is high and there is a homosexual couple, complete with innuendoes. A most satisfying read.īecause most of what I review are Christian books, I’ll add a disclaimer for this series. The tension is high, three significant plot threads interweave seamlessly, the characters shine, and the ending surprises. I’ve enjoyed each book in the series, but this one (number nine) is the best yet. Those he’s helped are (mostly) intensely loyal, while those he’s crossed are formidable. Inspector Armand Gamache is one of my fictional heroes, largely because of his practice of taking cast-off members of the police force and investing enough leadership in them to help them find their places as effective and motivated officers. It’s good to see the eclectic and unusual inhabitants of the village again, and the village itself feels like a character in the novels. Those who’ve read the previous books will be glad to be back in the idyllic fictional village of Three Pines, located somewhere outside of Montreal. The novel is richer, deeper and more satisfying and couldn’t be contained in such a short film. If you’ve seen the CBC television special, that was a teaser. This is a series well worth starting at the beginning, with Still Life. And you wouldn’t know and love the characters enough to be emotionally affected by their turmoil. You could jump into the series here and understand this book, but you’d miss so much of the larger story that’s been building around Inspector Gamache after his long-ago case that exposed a scandal high in the ranks of the Quebec Sȗreté force. How the Light Gets In traces the investigation of an elderly woman’s murder while at the same time continuing a plot thread that’s been building from the series beginning.

How the Light Gets In, by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books, 2013Īuthor Louise Penny has woven a masterpiece of characters, plot and evocative description in her latest mystery.

Louise penny how the light gets in review