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Is it better to start a mystery with a character or a corpse?

January 8, 2018 by Bothari43 1 Comment

My mom got me the first two Inspector Gamache books for Christmas, and they are delightful! I saw that book seven showed up on a Cannonballer’s Best Of list for CBR9, so I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Inspector Gamache solves crimes in Quebec, and these books are COLD. Both books take place in a tiny village called Three Pines, in the dead of winter, and Penny does an excellent job of building the atmosphere and setting. I wanted a croissant and […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Canada is super cold, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, murder mystery

Bothari43's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Canada is super cold, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, murder mystery ·
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