If you’re new to Penny’s world, this would be a great place to jump in. But there’s plenty of local color, too, with a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower to escape surveillance and a luxurious suite at the Hotel George V for good measure. Series devotees will revel in both Penny’s evocation of Paris-every bit as sumptuous as her rendering of Three Pines-and in the increased role she allots to librarian Reine-Marie, whose research skills are crucial to untying the Gordian knot at the mystery’s core.” Booklist (starred review) “As always, Penny’s mystery is meticulously constructed and reveals hard truths about the hidden workings of the world-as well as the workings of the Gamache family. “Penny’s series has always been about the complexities and sustaining glories of family, and here she takes that theme even further, revealing fissures in the Gamache clan, but also showing the resilience and love at its root.
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