Bury Your Dead (Chief Inspector Gamache, Bk 6)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Barbara M. reviewed on + 152 more book reviews
I first heard of Louise Penny 4-5 years ago when "60 Minutes" or the CBS "Sunday Morning" show did a segment on her. She apparently had quite a following amongst mystery book fans. I decided to read her books in order and got the first five via paperbackswap.com; "Bury Your Dead," the sixth in the series, I got through the local library. I'm amazed at all the 4- and 5-star reviews her books have received. I have written reviews on the first five and gave one 4 stars, one 2 stars, and the other three got 3 stars.
I found this book confusing. First, there are three storylines in this book--the murder of the Hermit in book 5 for which Olivier (one of the main characters in Three Pines) was found guilty; a terrorism plot involving Gamache's unit and which is told via Gamache's flashbacks; and, the murder of a rogue archaeologist who was searching for the remains of Champlain, the acknowledged founder of Quebec.
POSSIBLE SPOILER: Some of the other 1 and 2 star reviewers (Amazon) for this book mentioned that they thought Penny's fans were probably upset that Olivier was convicted of the Hermit's murder in the previous book so Penny decided to reopen the case in this book and have a different perpetrator identified. I think that's possible. END OF SPOILER.
The terrorism plot in which several officers were killed or injured is told in flashbacks. It would have been helpful if these remembrances were italicized so readers immediately know that there is a change in the timeframe. The flashbacks continue all the way to the end of the book and although readers learn finally what happened, I suspect that this storyline will continue in the next book.
The story about Champlain and the archaeologist who was murdered wasn't that interesting to me. Perhaps it's more engaging for Canadians, particularly those living in Quebec, to learn of Champlain's role. Also, the identity of the murderer and the reason given for the murder was unbelievable. Likewise when the Hermit's murderer was revealed--although there was a very interesting twist on who the Hermit actually was.
I will likely continue reading the series even though I haven't been overly impressed thus far.
I found this book confusing. First, there are three storylines in this book--the murder of the Hermit in book 5 for which Olivier (one of the main characters in Three Pines) was found guilty; a terrorism plot involving Gamache's unit and which is told via Gamache's flashbacks; and, the murder of a rogue archaeologist who was searching for the remains of Champlain, the acknowledged founder of Quebec.
POSSIBLE SPOILER: Some of the other 1 and 2 star reviewers (Amazon) for this book mentioned that they thought Penny's fans were probably upset that Olivier was convicted of the Hermit's murder in the previous book so Penny decided to reopen the case in this book and have a different perpetrator identified. I think that's possible. END OF SPOILER.
The terrorism plot in which several officers were killed or injured is told in flashbacks. It would have been helpful if these remembrances were italicized so readers immediately know that there is a change in the timeframe. The flashbacks continue all the way to the end of the book and although readers learn finally what happened, I suspect that this storyline will continue in the next book.
The story about Champlain and the archaeologist who was murdered wasn't that interesting to me. Perhaps it's more engaging for Canadians, particularly those living in Quebec, to learn of Champlain's role. Also, the identity of the murderer and the reason given for the murder was unbelievable. Likewise when the Hermit's murderer was revealed--although there was a very interesting twist on who the Hermit actually was.
I will likely continue reading the series even though I haven't been overly impressed thus far.
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