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A Fatal Grace

Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 2

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A Fatal Grace

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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'Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling' PETER JAMES
'Penny is a joy' IRISH TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow. It's a time of peace and goodwill - until a scream pierces the biting air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Despite the large crowd, there are no witnesses and - apparently - no clues.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache discovers a history of secrets and enemies in the dead woman's past. But he has enemies of his own, and as he is frozen out of decision-making in the police force, he has to decide who he can trust ...

Millions of fans worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

©2006 Louise Penny (P)2006 Hachette Audio Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime Winter

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This was a second reading for me. Three Pines and it's wonderful residents became even clearer.

Second reading and still fabulous.

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Second in the series, still enjoyable, still easy listening. The characters are largely interesting. It’s set in the same village as the first book which, if that’s going to continue, and I lived in this small community, I’d move!

I find it quite clever, it’s well written, the wit is subtle making it more enjoyable.

However, there’s an obvious undercurrent (yes, I know!), continuing in the background. If that continues into subsequent books and it’s clearly going in to the third book, for me it will get old very quickly and, again for me, will be distracting rather than an enhancement to the main story. Maybe it will become the main story and then move on. We’ll see.

Adam Sims, excellent as ever.

Entertaining again

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I discovered Louise Penny when reading a Peter Swanson novel, I’d never heard of her before and was delighted to have possibly found a new detective series to enjoy on Audible, I tried two of the series, and sadly I won’t be trying any more soon. I’m struggling to see the attraction of Chief Inspector Gamache, despite his beautifully tailored slacks and fine turtle neck sweaters. The plots seem absurd to me, and locating murders in such a small community seems a bit odd. Also I cannot be the only person irritated by the whole Agent Nichol storyline. Gamache needs a few lessons in basic people management, The narrator did a good job, though I have to say I found the accents rather grating.

Not for me

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The characters grow and grow. The story draws you in and envelops the senses. I must continue with the next. Loved it.

A magical story

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So vivid is the depiction of the inhabitants and landscape of Three Pines that it is hard to believe it is not real. No Olivier and Gabri and their b and b with the best food and atmosphere you could imagine. No Ruth the damaged poet, no lovely Clara adorned with croissant crumbs, no Myrna, kind and insightful. And worst of all no Inspector Gamache the man you learn to love with a passion for his faults as much as his strengths. Thank goodness Louise Penny is continuing to chronicle the story of her remarkable characters with insight, compassion and a steely eyed honesty. Adam Sims does a remarkably good job of reading the books.

Excellent start to an outstanding series

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No one mentions that this book was originally titled Dead Cold. So if you’re looking for that title, this is it.

The only disappointing thing about this story is that Agent Nicole is back <sigh>.

AKA: Dead Cold

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Stronger story and more layers than the first book. Great sequel which then leaves you wanting more from a dastardly arc developing.

Great characters!

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I really enjoyed this book. It's my second Louise Penny novel. Adam Sims does an exceptional job delivering so many voices and accents, he really brings the characters to life. The only thing that bothered me about this story was the frequent mention of obese people and the prejudice towards them. I know one of the characters was obese but it really bothered me how the author described her and other people with weight issues. It felt offensive.

Adam Sims delivers another fantastic performance.

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I'm not sure if there is a better police procedure series than this. Louise Penny is an excellent author who always manages to produce a murder for Inspector Gamache and his team, In this book we are subjected to an extremely cruel mother's murder in Three Pines.

Christmas is almost ruined in Three Pines

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I really didn’t enjoy the first book in the series but decided to persevere! I liked this one a lot more, although I did figure out the plot quite early on. I love Louise Penny’s writing and her characters are real, deep and satisfying. Looking forward to the next one and seeing how the series develops!

Enjoyable

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