Brilliant story telling but more, a warning to us all that disaster lurks. Thank you Ms. penny for hours in a foreign land that I’ve grown so fond of.

Rather tedious and highly improbable. I have read the entire series, but had a hard time getting through this.

Too much going on. Too many feminine characteristics lumped on a male character to be believable. This book is all over the place and it took a lot of discipline to finish it. Sorry, no, just no.

Best story yet. Complicated, engaging and extremely intriguing. As a reader, I felt I was participating in the investigation and the final result. So glad the story will be continued in 2025, with “The Black Wolf”. Love anything that continues the story of inhabitants of Three Pines as well. They are such a beautiful community of interesting and loving characters. Thank you Louise Penny for another great book!

Very good book. Always enjoyed the main characters. My only complaint is there were so many new characters I found myself having to back track to reacquaint myself with them. Might be early onset dementia.

Needlessly complicated impossible to follow… certainly not one of her best books

Outstanding book…

Out of all the books this is my least favorite It dragged on and on wasn’t terribly interesting and the ending was disappointing.

Goes on and on, dragging inept and helpless characters around like rag dolls, and when out of ideas starts with the weaponry. At this point Louise Penny is mailing it in. Please don’t torment us with a sequel!

Yes we missed our three pines family, and with great excitement, I dove into this lastest and beautiful written, new mystery. One of the best of the series…. Strong, enjoyable characters all, but if Gamache isn’t your favorite, I don’t understand you. LOVED IT! can’t wait till Black Wolf….. Louise, thank you!