Fatal Grace: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Best book I ever read. Three Pines is great place to live.

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To rate this book with only 5 stars was not enough. Its been years since I read this book the first time but it has had so much more meaning this time around and explains a lot that I have forgotten over the years. Its really the start of who Gamache really is deep down inside; his beliefs, his actions and how he reacts to the pressures in his life as the chief inspector, husband and father. Louise Penny put a lot of thought into the characters she created. Gamache and his family plus all the people who live in Three Pines are well developed. The power of a "good" book depends on how fleshed out your characters are and if the plot holds your attention to the end of the story. Louise Penny has done just that and so much more which makes her one of my favorite authors. I'm hoping to reread all the books in the series before The Black Wolf is released in October 2025. Her books are powerful and need time to digest what you have read and sometimes rereading the chapter over a second time to make sure you haven't missed something. Louise Penny's books are to be savored. A Fatal Grace is only the second book in the series but lays down the foundation of her storyline in the books to come. I provide no spoilers. It's up to the reader to draw their own conclusions.

The second book in the series makes the characters even more like family that you really look forward to spending time with.

The writing is wonferful. My only criticism is the author can be a little rough on marginal populations such as the elderly and the overweight. That's why I took one star awzy.