The Beautiful Mystery (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #8) in Around the World in 80 Books

Mar 24, 2018 Kay Green rated it really liked it

I really wanted to give this three stars but then it had such an amazing and well written last few chapters. I guess i don't really understand or appreciate the idea of the cloistered monks with a vow of silence. There are so many more worthwhile things to do to worship God that is seems a bit self serving and dare I say useless. I listened to a few Gregorian chants and again they did not seem to me as beautiful as Ave Maria or Silent night. So right from the start I could not sympathize with th ...more

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Feb 05, 2020 Alisa rated it really liked it

Louise Penny is so, so good. Another masterful addition to the Inspector Gamache series, this one set in a remote, claustrophobic monastery where the choir master has been murdered. This story explores the complex relationship between Gamache and his detective Jean-Guy Beauvoir, but I found myself missing Three Pines and it's inhabitants. And there was way more background on Gregorian chants than I really wished to know...but now I get to go on to the next in the series. ...more

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Feb 10, 2017 Nancy H rated it really liked it

Another great mystery in the Inspector Gamache series! In this story, Gamache and Beauvoir go to a secret monastery, one that has remained hidden for hundreds of years until the monks recently released a popular CD of highly acclaimed Gregorian chant. The monk who was murdered was the leader of the choir and the most deeply invested in bringing the chants to the outside world, but who had enemies within the monastery. Gamache and Beauvoir face many obstacles in trying to solve the murder, not le ...more

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Apr 22, 2023 Rongrong rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2023-finished

Audiobook. Heartbreak. Rifts, splinters, thorns, pills, poison words, mushrooms, Canadian chickens, secret chambers, acoustic excellence, faith, chocolate-covered blueberries, the promise of peace, love and fear. Had to text a friend and ask if there’s hope for happy times ahead (she said yes).

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Mar 28, 2023 Liz rated it really liked it

I missed Three Pines and this book was quite slow in places but Louise Penny still knows how to grab you!

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Feb 06, 2016 Missyjohnson1 rated it liked it · review of another edition

I like this series and find Chief Inspector Gamache an interesting character. This particular book seemed to drag just a bit for me and there seemed to be a bit too much repetition particularly when commenting on the personal feelings between Gamache and Francouer. but that is really a minor detail. not only has Louise Penny caused me to put Quebec on the short list for travel but now listening to Gregorian chants will be explored. I know that none of these comments amount to anything, it is rea ...more

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