A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427213208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 9 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (five times) and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. She lives in a small village south of Montréal.. LOUISE PENNY is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of ten Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels
Maine Colonial said A murder about contrasts; the play of light and dark. Clara Morrow, at age 50, is far beyond the age when most artists are discovered. Yet, on the evening this novel opens, she is about to enter the prestigious Musée d'Art Contemporain in Montreal for a gala solo show of her work. Clara's nerves nearly get the best of her, but she gets through the experience and is soon able to return to her idyllic Eastern Townships home of Three Pines for a celebratory party with her Three Pine. "I would give it 10 stars if I could" according to MysteryPoodle. In this story about art, artists, love, hate, addiction, redemption and, yes, murder, readers will visit the beautiful and perhaps magical village of Three Pines, Quebec,a place that isn't on any maps and "could only be found if you were lost." The plot is intricate and follows all the rules of mystery writing, with red herrings and false denouments, and would make a satisfactory read without any gourmet touches.Yet, as always, Penny. "Another wonderful Inspector Gamanche novel" according to Glynn Young. Clara Morrow, who lives with her husband Peter in the Quebec village of Three Pines near the border with Vermont, is now experiencing what she has always for – her own show of her paintings. Peter is also an artist, and officially supporting Clara but also expressing an ambivalence – you can call it jealousy.The show is in Montreal, at the Contemporary Art Museum, and it is followed by a rather large party in the village
Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate, and using his trademark powers of deduction and his intuitive knack for the right question at the right time, he exposes the darkness that underlies the bright stars of Montreal's art world, where competition between friends, and even between husband and wife, can turn lethal. James, Penny shows how the tight structure of the classical mystery story can accommodate a wealth of deeply felt emotions and interpersonal drama.” Booklist“Penny's characters are sharply drawn, realistically complicated and heartbreakingly real. Wonderful, complex characters and sophisticated plotting makes this a perfect book. than you will find here.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Outstanding….With her usual subtle touch and timely injections of humor, Penny effect
A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011"Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie but it sells her short. Where nothing is as it seems. "Sweet relationships are dead."But now Lillian herself is dead. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm." --Booklist (starred review)"Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. 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 Montreal. Behind every smile there lurks a sneer. Inside every sweet relationship there hides a broken heart. Chief Inspector Gamache, the head of homicide at the Sûreté du Québec, is call