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A review by nancyflanagan
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
4.0
Another good one. Window into the cutthroat art world that frames the story and full of the usual bon mots, subtle ironies and amusing bits.
Found myself occasionally irritated by Penny's pet conventions as a writer (and I've read most of the series back-to-back, so that might be part of the problem). Sometimes, a croissant is just a croissant--but every bit of food that appears in this book is melting, tender, succulent or savory. And Penny loves the "wrong trail" technique--an overdose of leading readers toward those red herrings. Worst of all are the "let us all gather together and I will tell you who the killer is and why s/he killed" moments.
But those are quibbles. Penny doesn't disappoint here.
Found myself occasionally irritated by Penny's pet conventions as a writer (and I've read most of the series back-to-back, so that might be part of the problem). Sometimes, a croissant is just a croissant--but every bit of food that appears in this book is melting, tender, succulent or savory. And Penny loves the "wrong trail" technique--an overdose of leading readers toward those red herrings. Worst of all are the "let us all gather together and I will tell you who the killer is and why s/he killed" moments.
But those are quibbles. Penny doesn't disappoint here.