A Trick of the Light by Louise PennyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Four and a half stars.
Featuring a murder in the art world, the story is complex and explores human frailties via the narrative of a murder mystery. Can people really change? How much should we hope? Should we always forgive?
The novel interweaves story-lines from earlier books in the series, but it does explain what has happened in previous episodes, so a reader will not be disadvantaged if he or she is starting with A Trick of the Light. These story-lines help flesh out the main characters of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. I'm hoping subsequent books will tell us more about Inspector Isabelle Lacoste.
My reading of this book never slowed down for a minute. A Trick of the Light is a well crafted work. My only complaint is that while everyone is suspect, a major clue is kept from the reader to prevent him or her from correctly guessing whodunit.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/a-trick-of-the-light-by-louise-penny/article600845/
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-09-04/entertainment/35274901_1_cozy-mystery-dead-woman-novels
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