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Another outstanding book in this series. I don't know how she pulled it off, but Penny seamlessly weaved 3 stories into 1 in this book. At first, I thought this approach might be misplaced because I favored 1 story over the other 2, but then by the time that I got to the last 20-25% of the book, all 3 stories really took off and I found myself at the edge of my seat, turning the pages to see what would happen next.
The 3 stories:
Olivier's case gets another look
Gamache and his team enter into a c ...more
The 3 stories:
Olivier's case gets another look
Gamache and his team enter into a c ...more
This is probably her best book in the series but you must raed Brutal Telling first. Unlike many series where after the first two or three the stories tend to repeat themselves or become pretty mundane,Penny's books have gotten better. Tana French is another author whoe books have improved from the first to the current.
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Probably the best in the series, which is saying something given that Penny's already turned in several knockouts in the preceding five. Definitely DO NOT read this without first partaking of the immediate series predecessor The Brutal Telling, as one of the major plot strands here continues that story. Overall, a stunner - Penny makes me want to visit Quebec City in a desperate way (even the snow sounds appealing!), and the way she weaves her storylines together is wonderfully pleasing it its a
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A finely crafted mystery story, with compelling description that almost made me want to go to Quebec City in the winter. My only complaint is that there were far too many words. Yep. Too Many Words.
Probably 3.5 stars
There are three different storylines going on in this book: the resolution to the previous book, the current mystery, and what happened in between. It was a little difficult to follow on an audiobook, and I thought the most interesting story was the in between one. It'll be interesting to see how that influences future books on the series.
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This one started off slow for me, but once the 2 stories started interweaving, it took off and was amazing! I really understand Gamache and Beauvoir better now. Can’t wait for number 7! I own this in paper but listened in #audio and it was great!
Oct 28, 2010
SarahC
marked it as to-read
Oct 12, 2011
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Jul 31, 2016
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
