![]() Catastrophic floods threaten to devastate Québec, and the politicians who were responsible for Gamache’s demotion will not take his advice on how to prevent widespread destruction. Beauvoir is about to leave the Sûreté to take a job in Paris. Gamache has been demoted as a result of his actions in the previous book, and he is back in his old position as head of homicide, reporting to his former second-in-command, and son-in-law, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, which is an awkward situation for both of them. Penny’s books make you want to move to Three Pines-in spite of the high murder rate for such a tiny town. ![]() For readers of the series, the residents of Three Pines become like old friends: the artist Clara, bookstore owner Myrna, Olivier and his partner Gabri, who own the bistro, and the cantankerous old poet Ruth. ![]() Gamache and his wife Reine-Marie, a retired librarian, live in the tiny village of Three Pines, which is so small that it does not appear on any map. ![]() A Better Man is the latest entry in Louise Penny’s long-running mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, former head of the Sûreté de Québec. ![]()
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