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| Original Title: | A Trick of the Light |
| ISBN: | 0312655452 (ISBN13: 9780312655457) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #7 |
| Characters: | Peter Morrow, Jean Guy Beauvoir, Clara Morrow, Gabriel Dubeau, Olivier Brulé, Ruth Zardo, Myrna Landers, Isabelle Lacoste, Lillian Dyson, Chief Inspector Gamache |
| Setting: | Quebec (Québec)(Canada) |
| Literary Awards: | Macavity Award Nominee for Best Mystery Novel (2012), Anthony Award for Best Novel (2012), Dilys Award Nominee (2012), Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2011) |
Louise Penny
Hardcover | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 4.31 | 41815 Users | 3486 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #7) |
| Author | : | Louise Penny |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | August 30th 2011 by Minotaur Books (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Cultural. Canada |
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"Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead."But now Lillian herself is dead. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden in Three Pines, shattering the celebrations of Clara's solo show at the famed Musée in Montréal. Chief Inspector Gamache, the head of homicide at the Sûreté du Québec, is called to the tiny Québec village and there he finds the art world gathered, and with it a world of shading and nuance, a world of shadow and light. Where nothing is as it seems. Behind every smile there lurks a sneer. Inside every sweet relationship there hides a broken heart. And even when facts are slowly exposed, it is no longer clear to Gamache and his team if what they've found is the truth, or simply a trick of the light.
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Previously on Goodreads, my review for book 6On Friday, June 2nd, 2017, I got an email letting me know that my work library would be hosting an author event with Louise Penny on September 5th.I think that was the first time I felt twisted up and punched in the throat over Mom since she died.It was more than just the "We were reading these together" story, though; there's some residual guilt that's not warranted but I can't get rid of, regardless.After she'd first started chemo, or maybe she wasWithout a doubt, this is the best book I've read so far in this series (they must be read in order, but don't worry the whole series is lovely). What can I say about this book? After the last book took us outside of the town of Three Pines, I was happy to return to it and all it's murderous wonder. Truly the town does have a murder problem, but if you ignore that inconvenient fact I would absolutely live in this completely fictional place. It's all about the townspeople, I mean characters. This
4 starsLouise Penny just won't quit with this series of all-star reads. My friends and family are tired of hearing about her, and my bookshelf is groaning under the weight of all the books I'm collecting at top speed. I just can't encapsulate with words how much joy, hope, and happiness I get from reading these books. A Trick of the Light is #7 in the series featuring Canadian detective Armand Gamache and the cast of characters in the small village of Three Pines, located south of Montreal. In
In Bury Your Dead Clara Morrow's one woman art show appeared to be dead but then she met someone who set in motion and even better art show at a Montreal Art Museum which is where this story opens. The art show is followed by a party back at Three Pines for invited guests. The next morning Clara discovers the body of a dead woman in her garden. She is wearing a bright red dress and at first no one recognizes her or remembers seeing her at the party. When she is identified it turns out that she
This series just gets better and better. Characters you can imagine being enemies and others that would be dear friends, a village where you want to live, food you want to eat...truly amazing writing that brings everything out in vivid color. Penny does a masterful job adding details like fine brush strokes to characters you thought you knew. This is a nasty view of the petty infighting and jealousies behind the curtains of the art world. This book echoes the best works of Agatha Christie.
I have mixed feelings about this book, and it almost tries to delve into too many issues which distracts from a really fascinating murder and character development regarding Clara and Pete Morrow. While better than Book 6 of the series, this book strays into a lot of psychology as to the mental health and well-being of both Gamache and his assistant Beauvoiur who are both recovering from massive injuries suffered in the prior book. Then we add about 1/3 of the book being about Alcoholics
It's good to be back with Armand again. I've been catching up with the series steadily and enjoyed all the books I've read. This one I found particularly good. In addition to the usual themes of Three Pines this one has a focus on alcoholism and I found that aspect powerful and I'm guessing well researched. There is the ongoing issues of trouble in the Surete although that is background theme for this one. There is comfort for me in a Gamache book and Louise Penny manages to bring in a deep
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