Just a girl and her books
THE CRAFTSMAN | Sharon J. Bolton 10.16.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Florence Lovelady launched her career as a detective 30 years ago in the small village of Lancashire. At that time the teenage children of this village were disappearing without a word. No one knew where they were going. Florence was convinced that … Continue reading Book Review: The Craftsman
GLASS HOUSES | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #13) 05.01.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars A mysterious figure cloaked in all black and wearing a mask has shown up in Three Pines. They’re standing in the middle of the village, not talking, just watching. This figure doesn’t move, no matter the rain or … Continue reading Book Review: Glass Houses
A GREAT RECKONING | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #12) 08.30.2016 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Armand Gamache has started his new job as the head of the Surete academy. He is now responsible to ensuring that young cadets receive the proper training they will need for wherever they end up in the … Continue reading Book Review: A Great Reckoning
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #11) 08.25.2015 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Nine-year-old Laurent Lapage is known around Three Pines for his overactive imagination and frequent tendency to cry wolf. Laurent has claimed the woods to be full of aliens and dinosaurs and giant beasts! His tales … Continue reading Book Review: The Nature of the Beast
THE LONG WAY HOME | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #10) 08.26.2014 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Armand Gamache has officially retired from the Surete du Quebec. He and his wife, Reine Marie, have made a home for themselves in the village of Three Pines. All is peaceful in their lives. Gamache spends … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Way Home
JAR OF HEARTS | Jennifer Hillier 06.12.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars This is the story of three best friends from high school and how the events of one night have shaped their lives. One was murdered, one went to prison, and one became a cop who is determined to find the truth. Angela … Continue reading Book Review: Jar of Hearts
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #9) 07.01.2013 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars The Homicide Department at the Surete du Quebec has seen an immense amount of changes in recent months. The most notable change is that Jean Guy Beauvoir has left to work in another department and … Continue reading Book Review: How the Light Gets In
A BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8) 08.28.2012 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars The monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups is about as hidden as a building can be. This home to two dozen cloistered monks is located on a island surrounded by high walls, wilderness, and a front door that never lets … Continue reading Book Review: A Beautiful Mystery
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #7) 08.30.2011 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Clara Morrow has finally made it in the art world. It is the night of her vernissage, a private art show where the most exclusive art dealers and critics of the art world gather with … Continue reading Book Review: A Trick of the Light
BURY YOUR DEAD | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #6) 01.01.2010 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars DISCLOSURE: SPOILERS POSSIBLE! Recent tragic events have rocked the Surete du Quebec. A hostage situation gone wrong. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has decided to seek solace in Quebec City in order to recover from the memories he … Continue reading Book Review: Bury Your Dead
