What I’m Reading Now: A Fatal Grace

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