Cameron-Ashley H. (BigGreenChair) reviewed A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Gamache, Bk 18) on + 453 more book reviews
Very good read. It's a tad different from others in that there's a lot thrown out in the beginning that you have to wait a bit for it to make sense, and it delves into territory a tad more creepy (making it not feel like a COZY mystery) than her previous books, but stay with it. Inspector Gamache rules!
Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
A young man and woman have reappeared in the Surete de Quebec investigators' lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've arrived in the village of Three Pines. It is the case where Gamache and Beauvoir met and introduces Fiona and Sam Arsenault who were 13 and 10 yrs. old. It involves a drug addict and the rescue of abused children. It is a story of revenge with lots of twists and turns. A letter written by a long-dead stonemason is discovered. In it, the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Every word of the 160-year-old letter is filled with dread. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir, and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge. This is one exciting book that I read to the end and loved every minute. If you like old mysteries then you would love this book.
