A Trick Of The Light (Chief Inspector Gamache) - Tapa blanda

Stellar . . . With her smart plot and fascinating, nuanced characters, Penny proves again that she is one of our finest writers (People Magazine)

Outstanding . . . Penny effectively employs the interplay of light and dark . . . which resonates symbolically in the souls of the characters (Publishers Weekly)

A commanding and artful performance . . . For connoisseurs of mysteries, success is judged by the genre's holy trinity: plot, people and prose. When all three attain excellence, a fourth quality shines through: power . . . what lifts her work to the highest plane is the deep sense of humanity with which she invests her novels, and A TRICK OF THE LIGHT satisfies and surpasses that standard (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling. She is an original voice, a distillation of both PD James and Barbara Vine at their peaks and a worthy successor to both (Peter James)