Sign me up for more Gamache!

This is my first Louise Penny experience, and won't be the last! I'm looking forward to catching up with Gamache in Book 2.

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Great mystery series set in Canada.

I loved this first book in the series. The characters and setting feel familiar and the plot has twists!

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Wonderful

I enjoyed it immensely, as I do, every Louise penny story. I look forward to the next one.

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It's her FIRST book

a little slow moving and it is difficult to keep all the characters straight. a little over the top....unnecessary detail s can be a bit much.

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Excellent in every way

I couldn’t find a single flaw in the book. The characters are so well written, the mystery is very good and the narration was excellent.
I plan on reading all the books in this series.

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Book fantastic, narrator not so much

Loved the book and getting to know how the series started. Huge fan of Louise Penny and her cast of characters, the warmth of Three Pines and the pacing. The writing is smart and credits readers with bring able to follow elements of not just this story but those that will thread throughout the series.

I have listened to all the audiobooks in the Gamache series available from my library. They are narrated by voice actors chosen by the author and publisher and their narration is mesmerizing, perfectly capturing Gamache, the other characters, and the essence of the stories of Three Pines.

Unfortunately, my library doesn't have the first three in the series on audiobook. I came to Audible to purchase and listen to them but am bitterly disappointed to discover Audible hired a different voice actor and director whose choices are grating and irritating, and greatly diminish the experience of Louise Penny's writing.

Dear listener - do seek out the original audiobooks...they make listening a dream and feel like you're really in Three Pines at the bistro with a hot chocolate and a croissant.

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Loved Penny, Narrator…not so much

This cozy Quebecois village mystery was totally worth it but wished I would have read the book rather than listening to it.

The narrator was great for the male characters but I could not stand his female characterizations.

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Just ok

I read this book a while ago as well as the next two in the series. As I'm getting older and not inclined to accumulate books as once I did, I decided if I wanted to continue this series to do it via audiobook. And since it had been a while since I read them, I thought I would start at the beginning. I enjoyed it when I read it, although it's a little formulaic; but this I have to say I really found the reader quite a trial. He couldn't seem to find Gamache's English accent, which wandered in and out at random. His voice is harsh and rather flat, as were all his characters' voices. I particularly took exception to his voice of Myrna, which sounded whiny and not at all in keeping with the character. I really can't bear the idea of carrying on this series with that reader. Too bad.

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I love your books and..... the warmth and anger...

I love your books, the stories and especially the characters that always lead to amazing finishes... ... 💕

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My first Louise Penny…

It certainly won’t be my last but I need to take a break from the narrator. The two things that bothered me about the narration were the fact the Inspector Gamache’s accent changed from British to Quebecois French, depending on whom he was speaking to. Was that intentional? I think it might have been but it still bothered me.
The second narration problem was the similarity between Ruth’s and Myrna’s voices; the main difference was in the unpleasant, grating voice used for Ruth.
That brings me to the only criticism I have, really, of Penny’s first novel: Ruth, to me, was so unpleasant that regardless of her talent and her longevity within the community, I can’t see her being as beloved as she was.
Other than that, her characters were believable.
Penny’s descriptions of The Eastern Townships in Autumn were beautiful and worth the price of admission!
And, I didn’t figure it out!!!
I’ll check to see if the same narrator reads the second in the Gamache series. If so, perhaps a little break is in order.

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