A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Book 18

Robert Bathurst performs this 18th Inspector Gamache mystery with the assurance of one who knows the village of Three Pines and its (mostly) gentle residents well. Years after Gamache and Beauvoir investigated the murder of a mother, her two adult children arrive in the village. Their surprise arrival triggers Gamache's and Beauvoir's remembrances of things past. Penny's clever plotting is enhanced by Bathurst's ability to make even the smallest details relevant. A hidden attic room containing a duplicate of a seventeenth-century painting with small anachronistic items hidden within the images provides clues to solving a series of brutal murders. Bathurst weaves several timelines together seamlessly to create an exciting tapestry revealing crimes against women, child abuse, revenge, and murder. Fans are in for a treat. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2022]