🐺 focuses on real world political ecology in a time when maybe all we want is to escape into a cozy mystery and vicariously enjoy food and fellowship at The Bistro. I am encouraged by the values espoused in the book, such as sacrifice, forgiveness, and the connection of all things. The courage of the characters was what kept me reading as quickly as all the others in the Gamache series and a lot of threads still unwoven at the conclusion. So delighted that more is on its way in The Black Wolf!

Excellent plot it keeps you mesmerized all way through. Can wait for the sequel

Brilliant story telling but more, a warning to us all that disaster lurks. Thank you Ms. penny for hours in a foreign land that I’ve grown so fond of.

Rather tedious and highly improbable. I have read the entire series, but had a hard time getting through this.

Too much going on. Too many feminine characteristics lumped on a male character to be believable. This book is all over the place and it took a lot of discipline to finish it. Sorry, no, just no.

Best story yet. Complicated, engaging and extremely intriguing. As a reader, I felt I was participating in the investigation and the final result. So glad the story will be continued in 2025, with “The Black Wolf”. Love anything that continues the story of inhabitants of Three Pines as well. They are such a beautiful community of interesting and loving characters. Thank you Louise Penny for another great book!

Very good book. Always enjoyed the main characters. My only complaint is there were so many new characters I found myself having to back track to reacquaint myself with them. Might be early onset dementia.

Needlessly complicated impossible to follow… certainly not one of her best books

Outstanding book…

Out of all the books this is my least favorite It dragged on and on wasn’t terribly interesting and the ending was disappointing.