This book is a perfect melding of a complex and intriguing story and exquisite writing. Louise Penny is a true artist.

A great mystery as usual, but also insight into who Gamache is. The backstory is very helpful if you’re reading the entire series.

Just when I think Louise Penny tied up all the loose ends and there can’t be anything else she could write about…. then, she knocks it out of the park again!

My favorite in the series, so far.

This book, like all her others, has the power to make me smile, laugh and cry. Louise Penny is a truly gifted author with an amazing soul.

It’s a very good book. I wouldn’t read it again.

This book made me laugh out loud, cry in public and made me angry as if I was actually there. One of the best of the series for me.

This is not a thriller or even a suspenseful murder mystery. This is a story about a police academy and a small Canadian community. Be prepared to yawn through endless pages of pointless details and dialogue with side characters that have little to do with the root of the mystery. As a reader the narrative bounces inside the head of one character to the next, yet still you don’t see what’s clearly going on in their POV. You never learn their secrets or what motivated their actions, so it seems like a waste of time. Ended up feeling like 300+ pages of “huh?” how would that character know that? As an avid mystery reader this annoyed me. When you finically reached the end and learned what happened, it was very lackluster and no surprise. YAWNNN. Pass on this one.

An extraordinary tale of confession, love, redemption, forgiveness, loss and deep love....Louise Penny gets better with every page of this work.

From the beginning to the very end...superb.