![]() ![]() Louise Penny is convincing proof that a Canadian setting, Canadian characters, and the Canadian point of view represent a deep, rich stratum in contemporary crime fiction that cannot, should not, must not be overlooked. a worthy addition to the Chief Inspector Gamache series, and her fans will love it. It conveys a thoughtfulness, a willingness to examine a situation from multiple angles, and a Clara-like uncertainty as to how the whole thing might be received. Sometimes it feels as though she’s assembling her thoughts from pieces of modeling clay, one chunk at a time.This uneven rhythm takes some getting used to, and it may be a little off-putting to readers looking for a smoother, more polished style of prose, but it’s part of what makes this author so successful at what she does. Penny has a very distinctive writing style that first-time readers should be aware of-short paragraphs, frequent use of sentence fragments, repetitiveness. ![]() She uses these local characters to create brief, resonant moments of insight into the human condition, her true object of study. A good mystery has to convince the reader that it's. (Jean-Franois Brub, Raincoast Books) The Next Chapter 18:08 Louise Penny on A Better Man. ![]() She takes a risk playing them off against the police procedural elements that dominate when Gamache and his Sûreté colleagues pursue their investigation, but she’s too good a writer to slip and fall. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. Louise Penny is the author of A Better Man. Penny walks a tightrope over cozy territory with these characters and the quaint rural Québec setting of Three Pines. ![]()
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