Besides being a wonderful crafted book it actually calls to me to be more kind.

Sifting through the events and precision thinking are the key elements that structure this mystery series…in addition to a magical place, Three Pines.

Not the typical storyline or quality from this author. Skip this one and go straight to The Great Reckoning which was fabulous and much more in keeping with tone of the first 10 books.

Penny's eleventh book weaves an historical event into a very intriguing plot while portraying her characters with authentic emotions of real people.

What's happened? This and "the long way home" are your weakest offerings.... Take a break and get hold of the writer you ARE! Wait, wait, wait until you have once again the mystery worth writing! Then I will be back!

Yet another thoroughly entertaining book by Louise Penny. I could not put this one down and was sad to see it end.

Louise Penny has done it again. Can't wait for the next book.

Such a wonderful book, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

The ending was rushed. The story of the child was just pushed into the background for like half of the book. Too much back and forth.

Louise Penny's prior Gamache books have been well written, suspenseful, and also charming. There has been a well wrought dichotomy between Three Pines , with its wonderful characters, and the Gamache city life. At the end of the book we learn that the events are based on a true story. Somehow this plot feels forced into the Three Pines landscape I fell asleep constantly while reading this book. This is not much of a recommendation as a page turner.