They are flawed, and human, and beautiful. Her characters are also incredibly dimensional. Perhaps it helps that I’ve spent a lot of time in Paris, but I really felt like I was there, moving amongst the Parisians, and seeing familiar streets and landmarks. The author really knows how to paint a vivid picture-not just the visuals of a location, but sounds and smells and feelings. In fact, I couldn’t put it down and I became extremely invested in the characters and their lives. It took me a few chapters to settle into the book, and work out who everyone was and the role they were playing in the bigger story, but once I did I was really, really into it. He sets about trying to solve the mystery, which becomes more and more convoluted and far-reaching the more he discovers. This is the 16th book in the series about Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, and while I suspect I would have benefited from reading the previous books in terms of background and character relationships, it still worked very well as a stand-alone novel.Ĭhief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec is visiting family in Paris, and on their first night Armand’s godfather is hit by a car and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on his life. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for gifting me a review copy of All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny.
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