On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible. Did the man take his own life? Or was he murdered? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. As Gamache follows the trail of clues, he opens a door into the past. And he learns the true reason why the man came to Three Pines. This book is a short and easy read for people on the go.
Different purpose means different experience
"This book was written as part of the Canadian literacy program for adults, and therefore is a faster paced, skeleton version of Penny’s typical narratives. It is not necessary to read this novella if you are reading through the Gamache series. Now for my review. . The writing in this reads nothing like Penny, and I even searched online if perhaps it was written by a team rather than Penny herself. It seems many others were in the same line of thinking, but she did in fact write it. Gamache seems very out of character, there are thoughts and actions that seemed out of place for him. The usual attention to detail was lacking, while at the same time included in odd places, with a moment lending to romance that goes nowhere and is not brought up again. If you are not a completionist who needs to read every book in a series, I would not recommend reading this one."
