Genre: Book
Grade: A
Notable People: Louise Penny
Title: “The Long Way Home”
Review: If my previous dozen or so reviews have not motivated you to check out Penny’s extraordinary Chief Inspector Gamache series……. well……you’re missing something. These books are brilliantly written- blending crime fiction with masterful psychological drama and a wonderful sense of both place and humor. Penny is simply the bomb. These books are very hard to put down. This one has it all. Gamache has seemingly retired and moved in to his muse, the fabled village of Three Pines, Quebec……but that does not end his internal and external investigations to solve complicate crimes and resolve life arcs. The cast of characters only gets better with each work, and this one takes us on a wild ride to the remote and mysterious corner of Quebec along the St. Lawrence Seaway….to the beauty of the Charlevoix region (a must trip). Along the way we have forty year old cults, crazed artists, a road trip for the ages….and…..the Garden of Cosmic Speculation (NO SHIT!!!!). I’d say you can’t make this shit up, but Penny does and with reverence and aplomb. Masterpieces!