#19 - Inspector Gamache
Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is one of my favorites to read and I eagerly await each succeeding novel. While this certainly did not disappoint, the ending was not wholly satisfying and I am on tenterhooks until the next novel is released. It's amazing how Penny has managed to craft a serial while keeping an over-arcing path for Gamache throughout. In this, THE GREY WOLF, Penny introduces yet another potential villain (they're almost always potential - Penny is adept at creating characters that are neither wholly good nor evil) and Gamache must face more of his past to rescue and retain humanity. The only complaint I have is that I always want more of the people of Three Pines. It seems that Gamache is wandering farther from home with each novel. Like Jessica Fletcher, I know not all murders cannot happen in Cabot Cove but I do wish we could return there more often and check in with the locals. Penny has created such a wonderful cast of characters and I miss them. Still, THE GREY WOLF is the 19th in a wonderful series that never seems to droop.
5/5
Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is one of my favorites to read and I eagerly await each succeeding novel. While this certainly did not disappoint, the ending was not wholly satisfying and I am on tenterhooks until the next novel is released. It's amazing how Penny has managed to craft a serial while keeping an over-arcing path for Gamache throughout. In this, THE GREY WOLF, Penny introduces yet another potential villain (they're almost always potential - Penny is adept at creating characters that are neither wholly good nor evil) and Gamache must face more of his past to rescue and retain humanity. The only complaint I have is that I always want more of the people of Three Pines. It seems that Gamache is wandering farther from home with each novel. Like Jessica Fletcher, I know not all murders cannot happen in Cabot Cove but I do wish we could return there more often and check in with the locals. Penny has created such a wonderful cast of characters and I miss them. Still, THE GREY WOLF is the 19th in a wonderful series that never seems to droop.
5/5
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