Glass Houses by Louise Penny

August 28, 2017

There are all kinds of stories about heroes, stories that say when others are running away, heroes run toward trouble. That’s the best way I know to summarize Louise Penny’s latest book, Glass Houses, and her lead character, Armand Gamache. Because of...

Dr. Michael Whitehead, R.I.P.

September 20, 2016

Those of us in the mystery community know of Michael Whitehead as Louise Penny’s husband, and the role model for her police inspector, Armand Gamache. But, in Canada, he’s remembered for other reasons as well. Here’s the link to the announcement on...

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

August 30, 2016

I have a great problem with Louise Penny’s A Great Reckoning. I read it twice, and still have no idea how to review it without spoiling the book. And, because I feel as if the book jacket summary is confusing, that doesn’t help. A Great Reckoning is...

Spoiling Other Books

August 22, 2016

I finished Louise Penny’s A Great Reckoning yesterday. When I read Louise’s new book, I always block off a day to sit down and absorb it, to sink into the atmosphere. And, I don’t review it for a few days so I have time to think about it. Louise...

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

August 24, 2015

Every year it becomes harder to summarize Louise Penny’s exceptional books. While How the Light Gets In may have represented a culmination of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache’s fight against good and evil, even in retirement in Three Pines, he continues to...