A Trick of the Light Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Louise Penny
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
1,291

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny Book Summary

A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011
A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011

With A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny takes us back to the deceptively peaceful village of Three Pines in this brilliant novel in her award-winning, New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.

"Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully underlined in a book. "Sweet relationships are dead."

But now Lillian herself is dead. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden in Three Pines, shattering the celebrations of Clara's solo show at the famed Musée in Montreal. Chief Inspector Gamache, the head of homicide at the Sûreté du Québec, is called to the tiny Quebec village and there he finds the art world gathered, and with it a world of shading and nuance, a world of shadow and light. Where nothing is as it seems. Behind every smile there lurks a sneer. Inside every sweet relationship there hides a broken heart.
And even when facts are slowly exposed, it is no longer clear to Gamache and his team if what they've found is the truth, or simply a trick of the light.

"Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm...." --Booklist (starred review)

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Book Name A Trick of the Light
Genre British Detectives
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 3.95 MB

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Fabulous. Louise Penny is a favorite author. Her stories never disappoint and I am always grateful to reconnect with "old friends" each time a new book is released. I cannot wait until August for her new book. She is a truly gifted writer who carries me along and I live in the story.

A Trick of Light. I love this author!

A Trick of the Light. Such a satisfying book, from an author with the uncanny knack of combining a murder mystery with truly compelling characters, an understanding of the human psyche in its best and worst light, and the same element of hope and faith shown as a glimmer of light in a brilliant painting by central character, Clara. I very highly recommend it.

Always Extraordinary. Louise Penny's novels are never ordinary. She paints her characters with broad strokes and fine detail. Her plot lines are never straight, but never stupidly complex. Each book has been a pleasure to read. A Trick of the Light is no exception.

I love her books. The last line of this one is precious. I enjoy the characters and how they change and grow. The main character is well developed. The setting is like a fairy tale with realism. Just great, fun reading.

Awesome!. The books keep getting better and better. I can hardly wait for the next one.

A Trick of Light. I love the characters in these books. They are very well written.

A Trick of Light. I have had the deep please of reading Louis Penny's earlier works. Her talent and voice grows with each novel. This novel, illuminating the truth of the human spirit and it's capacity for change is both inspiring and realistic. Hope is just that - hope. The human spirit is exposed with all is potential and all is resistance. It strikes the reader's soul with the uncomfortable truth that growth and change can proceed in positive and negative directions. The light of hope is fleeting and must be sought, challenged and ultimately desired for positive change to occur. It is a marvelous, thoughtful and deeply satisfying novel.

A trick of light. Already waiting for next book Awesome

Absolutely Wonderful. I have spent much time reading perhaps too many mysteries but have been intrigued and entertained by many of them. This book too is highly entertaining and intriguing yet much more. There is a subtlety and grace to this that I found to be wonderful. Each of the characters are fascinating and you are gently introduced to each one as if meeting them at a social event. Most murder mysteries today seem to need to include dramatic, violent, and even gruesome scenes. This book does not need such extremes and theatrics in order to be dramatc and absorbing. In this book you are drawn into its murder mystery in a way as if you were right there talking with each of the characters. This is written along the classic lines of agatha christie and sir Arthur Conan Doyle and I loved it.

Thrilling. As many twists and turns as a pretzel factory.

So much more than a mystery. I hope anyone not familiar with Ms Penny's novels goes back and reads from the beginning, It is only then that I believe you can truly love this journey we are on. On it's own, Trick of the Light is still brilliant, but having the privilege of understanding all the nuances of the characters makes it oh so much better.

Layered. Louise Penny does a great job of interplay of interpersonal mystery with inner-personal mystery as an undercurrent to the nominal mystery- the “main” murder mystery around which the story is organized. Her characters are interesting, often funny and complex, and if guessing who-done-it is your goal, it’s a challenge. I really enjoyed this book- as I have her previous “Gamashe” mysteries.

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The Complexity of the Human Heart. Brilliant. A riveting creation depicting the complexity of forgiveness and all matters of the human heart… and an intriguing detective novel.

Well written, very entertaining. Louise Penny has developed wonderful characters, tells an entertaining story with vivid descriptions that engage all the senses. I wish I could write well enough to give her books the reviews they deserve.

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Summary of A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

The A Trick of the Light book written by Louise Penny was published on 30 August 2011, Tuesday in the British Detectives category. A total of 1,291 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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