For fans of the Three Pines series by Louise Penny, the latest book in the series has arrived at the library. In her latest offering
A Trick of Light the series picks up on the day that Clara Morrow is about to have her long awaited art show in a prestigious gallery in Montreal. The exhibit is followed by a barbeque party celebration in Three Pines. The next morning as Clara sits in her garden awaiting her husband Peter’s arrival with the much anticipated newspaper reviews, a murdered woman’s body is discovered in their garden. Chief Inspector Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir are called to Three Pines to investigate. Readers can expect to be drawn into the hidden darker side of the Canada’s glittering art world, one in which completion between artists can have deadly consequences. Penny is at her usual brilliance in developing the tone and setting for her characters. Readers can expect the pleasure of being in the good company of Penny’s Three Pines characters and the satisfaction of an absorbing well written mystery.