The Cruelest Month (Armand Gamache Series #3)

The Cruelest Month

While I enjoy this series I find it hard to believe that so many diverse characters live in this town with such evil thoughts. As the reader, we can hear the jealousies which makes you suspect the motives of everyone. My favorite character, Ruth is not likeable in the least but I find her loveable in a prickly way. Her scenes with the goslings in this story are unforgetable. My least favorite characters are Beauvoir and Peter, who I think must do something really devastating in later books. The author does a good job taking the reader from the small town atmosphere of Three Pines to the Judiciary in Montreal. Having driven in the northern areas of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine I found that the description of the potholes actually made my kidneys hurt. I recommend this one for a day when you have several hours to read. It easily will fill your afternoon.

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I have read every Louise Penny novel in this series, and I'm delighted to have found a grand story teller and good writer in this new mystery novelist. I think Ms. Penny is excellent at both character development as well as the intricate weaving of plot strands that develop within the book and from book to book. I found The Cruelest Month to be the most engaging in the series to date. I realized that near the book's end, I was slowing down in my reading to extend the time I had with the characters I now know and love. I hope another story about Inspector Gamache and the folk of Three Pines will come our way before long.

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I highly recommend all 6.

I have read all ot the Armand Gamache series and hope Louise Penny writes many more like these.

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recommended highly

Excellent book

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I began reading Louise Penny's Gamache series with the 1st book and have read and enjoyed every one. Her writing is more akin to english writers with attention to details and the 'every day' in people's lives.

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A book sure to become a favotite read.

I loved the characters, the plot and the writing. I find myself using Penny's quotes and poetry and I am always sorry when her books are finished. I hate to say goodbye until the next book.

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Charming and Delightful

This series could be described as 'Lake Woebegon' with murders. The writing is sharp with effective dialog. The reader is transported to Three Pines and becomes immersed in the idylic life of the village. The mysteries are believable, the tension builds nicely and the endings are realistic and satisfying.

If you're looking for several hours of enjoyment, these books are well worth the investment.

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One of my favorite authors

Love the setting, plot and characters

Excellent, literary mystery

3rd in the series. It wraps up the ongoing S¿ret¿ intrigue running through the first 3 books. The crime itself revolves around a murder committed during a s¿ance at Easter time. The title is from a quote by T S Eliot (The Wasteland). The month of April: unpredictable, difficult ... fresh young buds lost through a killing frost. One theme explored is that of the “near enemy.” Another good Gamache mystery. The intrigue resolution was satisfying.

very well writen

Loved this book. I am constantly on the search for new books from Louise Penny.

Delightful!

Spirited, and charming, liberally seasoned with wicked humor!

Amazing

Recently discovered this arthur and has read everyone of her books in the Gamache series. The Cruelest Month is the best book ever. The characters are intresting and complicated. This book is witty, scary, crazy, and filled with suspence. Eagerly awaiting the next book.

Louise Penny rocks!

Placing a Halloween theme of the ouija board during the season of Easter created just the right tension as background to Ms. Penny's (as ever) engrossing read. Can't wait till her next book!

Great new find for me

I am glad that I found this author. The characters are very nicely done and a good read. Waiting for her next one.

I am moving to Three Pines!

The third book of Chief Inspector Gamache's exploits is by far the best. I am enthralled. Thinking that I had figured it out and mourning the character doomed to vanish, I was thankfully and sadly surprised by the actual culprit. Fresh writing and character depth that draws you in as many of the newest authors do not. Louise Penny,Long may she wave.

e third Gamache Quebec police procedural (see STILL LIFE) is an excellent cozy

In Three Pines, Quebec, villagers gather at the allegedly haunted vacated (except perhaps for ghosts) Hadley House to attend a séance. Popular psychic Madeleine Favreau hosts the gala. However, to the shock of everyone in attendance, Madeleine seems to have fainted out of fear or possession. The participants quickly realize she has died.------------- Chief Inspector Armand Gamache leads the investigation into what he assumes is a murder perpetrated by a mortal not a poltergeist as some claim. He is a bit shocked when he finds not only no motives, but no one will say the slightest negative commentary about the deceased. However Gamache¿s biggest problem is not with this case, but with his last inquiry (see A FATAL GRACE) in which he accused his popular boss of monstrous crimes The Surete du Quebec do not appreciate a whistleblower regardless of just the facts.------------ The third Gamache Quebec police procedural (see STILL LIFE) is an excellent cozy. The lead protagonist is an intelligent and dedicated (the Surete insist obstinate) police investigator who learns the hard way that evidence and the facts do not matter to the brass who control the media and the oversight boards, as reputation is everything non-non to whistle-blowing. Sub-genre fans will appreciate this French Canadian whodunit as the methodical Gamache works the case with hopes of redemption from his last case.----------- Harriet Klausner

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