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A Fatal Grace

Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Book 2

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By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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Summary

 'Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling' PETER JAMES
'Penny is a joy' IRISH TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow. It's a time of peace and goodwill - until a scream pierces the biting air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Despite the large crowd, there are no witnesses and - apparently - no clues.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache discovers a history of secrets and enemies in the dead woman's past. But he has enemies of his own, and as he is frozen out of decision-making in the police force, he has to decide who he can trust ...

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Critic Reviews

Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling. She is an original voice, a distillation of both PD James and Barbara Vine at their peaks and a worthy successor to both
Full of twists and turns . . . Wonderfully satisfying
Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time with
Impossible to put down
All stars
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Second book in series I have read, Although they stand alone, I am enjoying the character development from book to book. New favourite author to me.

Excellent whodunit

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I am working my way through this series (coming back to do this review), and find that overall, I really love the French-Canadian settings and personalities woven into these tales, along with the beautiful subtle humour. It is very much to my taste in so many ways, which is why I am hooked, and hoping I shall enjoy every volume as much as the first few.

Thoroughly Enjoyed

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For me, this is Nouveau Noir,
Christie, Marsh, Parker, Plath, Sayers, Wilde and Woolf wandering through Three Pines thinking thoughtfully.
Brillig… brain candy, thanks Louise :-)

Book two in series :-)

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The overall plot was pretty good. The murderer was pretty predictable but still a good read. I was very frustrated that the main character’s accent constantly changed. One minute it was English
And the next it was French and then Belgian? So hard to follow

Good story, average performance

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