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    <body><![CDATA[I love this series........  Armand Gamache is someone I would like to know, as well as his wife.  They not only come to life as a couple, but as individuals.   Armand is certainly highlighted, along with his 2 primary sidekicks.  this has become my new favorite of the series, and I have trully enjoy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51622584">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the fourth, and best so far, mystery about a small Quebec community called Three Pines, which has had far more than its fair share of homicide in the last few years.  The writing is lyrical but not precious, the mystery (and the &quot;how&quot; done it in particular) is a great puzzler, and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48102704">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally a mystery away from Three Pines, though Penny has earned the right to set the investigations of Armand Gamache where ever she wants.  Her mysteries are always interesting, well thought, and wonderfully executed.  This particular story takes place while the Inspector is away on vacation at a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68163559">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was so happy to find a new Penny at the library!  She is one of my favorite authors and I hope she writes forever!<br/><br/>This was a wonderful, beautiful book.  I loved that even though it wasn't a Threee Pines book, she let us visit there and see some old friends.  Such lovely, complex writin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51562723">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read all of the books in order, except the last one, which I will read next. I really liked books 1-3, but this one not as much. I think one of the reasons is because most of the story does not take place in Three Pines. However, Three Pines is a VERY small and cozy town and I'm beginning to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76187930">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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