Kingdom Of The Blind
Louise Penny
Armand
Gamache has received a strange letter directing him to an abandoned
farmhouse just outside of the village of Three Pines, where he lives.
Arriving at the house in a snowstorm, he's surprised to find one of
his neighbors, Myra who owns the bookstore in Three Pines, and a
young man from Montreal. Waiting in the derelict house is a notary
who informs all three they've been named liquidators in the will of
Bertha Baumgartner. The only thing is, they didn't know Mrs.
Baumgartner. They can't imagine why they have been named in the will
instead of the Baumgartner children.
When
Anthony Baumgartner, the eldest son of Mrs. Baumgartner, is found
dead in the farmhouse, Gamache wants to know what happened. Although
he's been suspended from his job as head of Sûreté du Québec due
to his handling of a drugs case months before, he is determined to
find out what's behind this death.
Kingdom
of The Blind
is full of interesting local characters who are eager and willing to
help Gamache solve his case. Whether that means providing information
or a meal by the fire, they seem to know how to love and protect the
intimate nature of Three Pines.
This review was originally written for City Book Review by me.
No comments:
Post a Comment