Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Jean-Guy Beauvoir arrive at Quebec’s Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups monastery to investigate the murder of the choir director. In this secluded monastery made famous by their Gregorian chant they find a division among the monks along with the threat of division among themselves. Though the vow of silence has been lifted for the purpose of the investigation some of the monks are reluctant to share what they know making progress frustratingly slow but the arrival of unwelcome guests may be the tools Chief Inspector Gamache needs to get to the bottom of two very different mysteries.
I have not read the prior Inspector Gamache novels but now I know they will be added to my must read list. From the start I was hooked to this mystery. It slowed down a little for me in the middle but picked back up soon after. The slowdown is my only complaint but since it didn’t last long it’s not much of a setback. This one kept me guessing and kept me anxious to turn the next page. I fell in love with the characters (even some of the minor characters) and the plot. I thought that their being so many characters it would get stuffy and confusing but to my relief it all flowed well. I absolutely recommend this one, especially to mystery lovers who like to be kept on their toes.