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#ChristmasCrimeChallenge “Cozy”
#OhCanada

I believe I understand the appeal but the mix of procedural and cozy in this series just doesn‘t work for me.

The loathsome CC de Poitiers is Three Pines newest resident and its most recent murder victim. Nobody liked her but who killed her during the annual curling event? Chief Inspector Gamache will get to the bottom of it with help from the village‘s residents.

Gamache is a great character and I love the setting of this book (the series). I tend to find that Penny‘s books take a little time to get going but once they do, they‘re usually entertaining and this one was no exception. A vile woman that no one likes is murdered and unraveling the who and why behind the crime will uncover long held secrets and reveal the best and worst of people. Entertaining read.

Today I'm on the road "home" to Tennessee for Christmas. My husband and I enjoyed listening to Still Life on this drive at Thanksgiving, so we're listening to this second book today. (So fun that the first one takes place at Thanksgiving and, in this one, the action starts on Dec 22.) I'm working on my son's ornament for this year as my husband drives. It's the Ghost of Christmas Present from the Muppets Christmas Carol.

Book 9 is a “hinge point” in the series and takes place at Christmastime. #sundayfunday

“HEARTS ARE BROKEN “
Gamache and his associates visit an art show in Three Pines and not only enjoy art but find another murder.

As talent is reviewed, Gamache finds a killer. Clues lead him this way and that until a smile reveals a motive.

Background stories reveal much more about Gamache and Guy Beauvoir and their injuries in a prior solved crime.

Diving into the TBR piles for my next read…

Thanks to #OhCanada for the impetus to get this off the shelf.

It‘s always good to be back in Three Pines, enjoying the company of the residents, but the mystery in this book felt overly complicated and stretched my credulity. For most of the series Gamache‘s standing as the ideal good man was part of the charm, but in the last few I‘ve felt that Louise Penny has rather overplayed her hand & I‘m finding it a bit irritating. A low pick.

#ohcanada challenge to read something by Louise Penny ✅ this is 9th in the series and so dark and twisted 🤯 I wasn‘t sure I‘d survive reading it but LP has been playing a long game with us ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ and I am in it for the long haul ( Rosa is no where near as scary as this cobra chicken)

I am so tired of portentous -- or at this point, pretentious -- sentence fragments and there are three hours left to read! Think I'll probably DNF. 😔

#ohcanada #9 in the Inspector Gamache series - I‘m extra happy cuz it‘s set in December ❤️❤️ so it‘s a seasonal read too ( winning my personal game on all the levels 😆😆) just lazing in bed reading for as long as I can get away with is my main goal today