![]() ![]() Has he escaped, or is he performing monstrous miracles from prison?ĭon't be afraid to dive into Penny's latest installment if you haven't read the previous books. The trail leads to a despicable mass killer whom Gamache prosecuted and delivered to a maximum-security prison years before. Gamache sets off with his eclectic team to hunt down the painter - and the answers to the riddles it holds. What is inside shakes the townsfolk to the core: a painting, morbid and detailed, containing clues to stories none of them care to acknowledge. ![]() Meanwhile, a letter from a dead stonemason has been sent, referring to a hidden room in an attic. Armand is thrilled to see the girl, but he's shaken by the brother's reappearance. ![]() Armand befriended the girl, but shunned the brother, in whom he saw a brooding cruelty.Īfter many years, the siblings reappear. Years before, Armand rescued a young girl and boy from an abusive life. All of the quirky characters are back, plus a few new faces that bring a dark dimension to the ensemble.Ĭhief Inspector Gamache and his wife, Reine-Marie, are the heartbeat of the village. Have we really been through 18 books in the stellar Armand Gamache series?Ĭanadian author Louise Penny reaches a crescendo with her latest tale from Three Pines, a wondrous hamlet outside Montreal. ![]()
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