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A Great Reckoning

Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 12

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A Great Reckoning

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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WINNER of the the Barry, Macavity, & Anthony Awards for Best Novel
WINNER of the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Crime Novel
'Outstanding' THE NEW YORK TIMES

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

Former Chief Inspector Gamache has been hunting killers his entire career and as the new commander of force, he is given the chance to combat the corruption and brutality that has been rife. But when a former colleague and professor is found murdered, with a mysterious map of the village of Three Pines, Gamache's home, in his possession, Gamache has an even tougher task ahead of him.

When suspicion turns to Gamache himself, and his possible involvement in the crime, the frantic search for answers takes the investigation to Three Pines, where a series of shattering secrets are poised to be revealed ...

Millions of fans worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

©2016 Louise Penny (P)2016 Ulverscroft Ltd Crime Thrillers Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Suspense
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How could the performance have been better?

I tried really hard to embrace the new narrator but in the end I was very disappointed.

I don't understand why it's read by a Brit and that everyone has an English accent. The narrator's French accent is terrible and his versions of Olivier, Gabry and Ruth are just awful. The Three Pines setting is completely redundant given the loss of any Canadian accent.

I'll continue to read Louise Penny because I love these characters and their stories but it will no longer be the same...

I feel like I've lost an old friend

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I love this series of books - Louise's writing combined with Adam's narration is great. Have to say that the voices of the characters weren't as distinctive as in previous books, but still a great listen nonetheless. And, yet more progression of the overall story. So in short - loved it! Again!

Another interesting and enjoyable story.

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I love Louise Penny's writing, in particular this series. However, the narrator is so unlike the previous one, that I am unable to settle into the book, especially with Clara being called Clera. Perhaps my expectations were a bit too high.

"Clera"

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What did you like most about A Great Reckoning?

Another great story

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The new narrator may be technically perfect but he did nothing for the story. Its gone from being a very Canadian series to feeling like Im being read a bedtime story and any minute now "teddy will say goodnight to nurse and go to sleep"..such is the tone. I have loved all of the previous Louise Penny books on audible. This is my last. I will go back to print if this narrator continues.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The change of narrator made me feel like I had lost old friends and these were imposters.

Any additional comments?

Very disappointed

Come back Adam Sims

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Where does A Great Reckoning rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've listened to all the Inspector Gamache series books on Audible.com.au and loved them all.

Did Robert Bathurst do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

All of the other books in the series were narrated by Adam Sims who does an extraordinary job of the characters and voices. Bathurst's reading style is different. He doesn't attempt the voices in the same way. His very proper British accent had me feeling I was listening to a beloved teen book from the early 20th century rather than a 21st century murder mystery. He made argument sound unimportant and evil sound tut-tuttable. It was disappointing after the previous books. I'm sure Bathurst is a great narrator but he's not suited to this genre or story location.

Another great Penny mystery

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I just love this author, so good on so many levels. Thought provoking, good story

Great Reckoning

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This book was awesome. The ending was worth the journey for sure. Can’t wait to start the next one.

Wow!! One of the best yet!

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Why have a narrator that is so different from the previous man? It's the wrong author for this guy, his French pronunciations are terrible, made me want to stop listening straight away. I only finished the book because the story is great.

Wrong narrator

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Overall, the story is as captivating as the other books. Though I found elements of the case solution to be uncharacteristically guessable, and with an annoyingly glaring plot hole.

The new narrator is ok, but lacks continuity with Adam Sims' excellent characterisations. Characters like Beauvoir have drastically lost or altered personalities in the transition. Much of the overall Quebecois/Canadian nuance is lost on the British narrator, who voices all characters in British and reads French phrases with unconvincing French pronunciation. Most female characters are voiced in the same way, except, thankfully, Ruth, whose voice is as delightfully caustic as before.

Goodbye Adam Sims. I'll miss you.

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I can’t tell who is who now. Everyone sounds the same. It makes me sad because now I can’t like the story as much.

I miss Adam Sims

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