Genre: Book
Grade: A
Notable People: Louise Penny
Title: A Better Man
Review: After two dozen novels in this series, I am trying to imagine what would make them any better? Frankly, if you like a- mysteries B- noir c- All Things French d- Canada e- top notch prose f- extraordinary character development over twenty years and g- a wonderful sense of humor………well if you don’t like any of that…are you actually still respirating? Penny never settles in these thoughtful and reflective books on the nature of life and loss and love and evil……plus she is wicked funny in a subtle way, and extraordinarily historically accurate. She has the best-ever acknowledgements sections – which themselves can make you weep……. she honors woman all the time without dismissing men……and she levitates dogs to godliness. Even with a very key character exiting in this book (which fans will pray is not final) this is a story that is hard not to love. And Gamache……. oh, Gamache…the father/mentor/brother/sage we wall wish to be around. Hot tip from Northern Michigan: amazon is hard at work filming a Gamache series starring Alfred Molina (good choice) Just cannot wait.