Excellent fast paced "light" murder mystery. Grabbed my attention from page one. Not a lot of characters to keep track of. Setting a small English village. One in series of murder mysteries by Ann Purser. Plan on looking for more of these light reads.

Enjoyed the plot twists although some of them defy reality. Not sure I like how everything was wrapped up so neatly

I liked the funny part where he dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running.

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.

Murder mystery that began rather slowly but picked up speed quickly. Various interesting characters. Along with the murder mystery the topic of domestic violence was introduced and discussed by using examples. Thoughtful that a section on domestic violence was included at the end, including signs of abuse, ways to support the victim, etc..

Excellent story, pulls you in right from the beginning. Story is about the orphan children from England (were called Home Children) London was over-whelmed with orphans and sent them to Canada, Australia and parts of Africa. All were based on actual cases and was a very moving story.

3 refugees tell their stories from decades apart and all come together at the end.Refugee is an important and intriguing. This book was so hard to put down. I would 100% recommend!

Anyone who has seen James Veitch knows how funny he is! In the audiobook format of his book, Dot Con, he reads out his most hilarious email correspondences with various scammers. Both he and his co-reader make it extremely enjoyable to listen to.

Rebecca reveals exactly what it was like to be trafficked. This story had me laughing, crying, che king my assumptions and ripped open. Rebecca's coming to faith story is so inspiring!

Good plot twist. Erotic fiction that entertains