Enjoyed! Very real memoir of the writers struggle with alcoholism.

This is book 6 in the Armand Gamache series and I recommend that you read them in order, as some events carry over from previous books. This is an excellent police procedural series and I thank my s-i-l Julia for recommending this series to my wife and I. We both enjoy it. This book is one of the author's best that I have read so far and I rate it 4.5 stars rounded down. This book opens with Armand recovering both physically and mentally from events in the previous book. Armand is on medical eave from his position as Chief of the Homicide Surete(Quebec Provincial Police) team. He is drawn into investigating a murder that has taken place in Quebec City. At the same time he suspects that he may have made a mistake in his role in convicting a murderer from the previous book. He asks his #2 in the Homicide team, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, to re-investigate the crime unofficially. Jean-Guy is also on medical leave and agrees to do so. Both cases are solved with a satisfactory ending. Both men are starting to heal, both physically and mentally. I grew up in Buffalo, NY and I can remember occasional cold spells where the temperature dipped to below zero, once to -20F. M y parents and friends would always comment that "you know it's cold because you can feel the snow crunching underneath your feet when you walk." This book takes place in February in Quebec City, where crunchy snow is an every day occurrence and daytime temps go to -30(book doesn't say Celsius or Fahrenheit, but both are bitter cold). Some quotes: Describing the Literary and Historical Society: "It takes a lot of effort to halt time, and for the most part they've done it." Conversation between members of the Champlain Society: Rene: "I sometimes thinks that we are in a rowboat society." Jean: "A what?" Rene: "A rowboat. It's why we do things like that." He jerked his head toward the window and the dot on the river. "It's why Quebec is so perfectly preserved. It's why we're all so fascinated with history. We're in a rowboat. We move forward, but we're always looking back." I raced through this library book in 3 days.

Not my favorite book of hers at all. Very dry and kind of sad. The book didn’t seem to have much of a plot instead concentrating on a parking spot for the first half of the book. Uninteresting to me.

This book is exciting and fun. In the book Petey escapes cat jail. Dogman saves the day.

This book started out slow for me and initially felt scripted. However there is a lot of food for thought about our actions during a crisis. Would make a great book club book!

This book was a wonderful experience. It is warm, funny and touching. You would have to be a robot not to react to rhis author. It is thought provoking, truthful and sweet

I enjoyed this book and how she meshed the characters together to make a good story on how neighbors pulled together in a crisis. And as always a happy ending.

This was the 6th book of the series which is my favorite series! Highly recommend this series and author. ???? 2 thumbs up. Can't wait for the next book!

We LOVE Billie B Brown...Perfect for quick family read alouds, or assisted beginner reads. We like guessing what the 'B' stands for in each book. In this one, we were proud of Billie for making the right decision to protect Jack's feelings & make a new friend in the process!

The Nightingale is an amazing story. I could not put this book down. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys historical fiction.