Book: A Fatal Grace
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Author: Louise Penny
Have I Read This Author Before: Yes (Still Life)
One Sentence Summary: An unliked woman is murdered in an unusual way in a small, Canadian town, and Inspector Armand Gamache is called upon to solve the crime amidst multiple suspects
Best Thing About the Book: Character development and story lines keep the reader guessing and changing theories throughout anxious to discover the explanation for apparently bizarre circumstances
Worst Thing About the Book: Worry over whether she can maintain creative story lines in the next Gamache mystery
Did it Make Me Keep Reading: Yes
What I Learned: Some new french words like tuque (a warm, knitted stocking cap) and reveillon (a nighttime celebration held after midnight on Christmas morning)
The Bottom Line: Penny is a great storyteller weaving multiple story lines that all fall neatly into place by the conclusion
Would I Read This Author Again: Yes
Next Book to Be Read By This Author: The cruellest month