her blog<\/a> too. At times I wish I read as much as she does.<\/p>\nI really am not a mystery person these days. I used to be one and somehow I just grew out of it? Die-hard mystery fans will probably say that one can never grow out of mysteries. Well I do read an occasional mystery and this was one.<\/p>\n
Set in Three Pines, the story is about artists, the French and the English in Canada, a murder or was it an accidental death and small town. Inspector Gamache stood out – quite like Hercule Poirot and any Agatha Christie reader will tell you how alike the writings of Christie and Penny are.<\/p>\n
The characters are lively with their own quirks and made it fun. I really enjoyed the book and it reminded me why I used to devour Poirot books when I was younger. I somehow did not feel the love\/respect for Gamache as much as I did for Poirot. But it is probably just me.<\/p>\n
Loved the book. I do know that there are a series of Inspector Gamache books and I will probably read them sometime when I am in the mood for a mystery.<\/p>\n
Highly recommended<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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