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A disappointing entry in the Inspector Gamache series

Revisado: 11-07-24

I am very disappointed in this book. I am a fan of the earlier Gamache books, and the book Penny co-wrote with Hillary Clinton, but this book was not great. The plot was poorly constructed and the story a bit choppy. Fiction should be at least somewhat believable, but this was not. The plot was overly complicated and implausible; does the Surete de Quebec really allow its officers to jet all over without any oversight? Also, it was clear that Gamache had the conspiracy wrong from very early in the story, making it excruciating to read his missteps and false conclusions. I prefer audio books that have a narrator who provides different voices for the characters; this new narrator merely read the book to us, although he got the accents right.

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Pineapples don’t grow on trees

Revisado: 02-12-22

Utterly preposterous storyline. I can’t recommend this one. Pineapples do not grow on trees, although they do on this island near Florida.

Excellent voice actor.

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Not my cup of tea

Revisado: 09-14-20

I found the story to be a bit silly and the plot unbelievable even for fiction. There were some astounding inconsistencies in terms of the setting in time.

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Performance is jarring

Revisado: 08-02-20

I made it to chapter 3, but as soon as I heard the voice actor speak in Portia’s voice, I had to quit listening. I read the first book in the series in print, and will read this book in print also. I hope a different actor reads the remaining books in the series.

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Another good yarn by Dugoni

Revisado: 02-12-20

The story was well plotted and the characters well developed. Far-fetched? Maybe, but maybe not. Reminded me of Baldacci’s stories a bit. The narrator was good although it grated on my ear every time he pronounced Camano wrong—but this mispronunciation of place names that are local to me is usual. It just seems like the narrators would try to get little things like this right.

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Reminiscent of “A Man Called Ove”

Revisado: 07-10-19

I found this to be a delightful story! The main character is forced out of his hermit-like existence and ends up discovering the past and becoming a new person. I highly recommend this audio book.

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Annoying lead character

Revisado: 07-08-19

I do like British cozy type mysteries, but the lead character in this series is too annoying for me to give this book anything other than two stars.

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Another good mystery by Dugoni

Revisado: 06-19-19

A well crafted plot, with characters from the Tracy Crosswhite series.

My only complaint is that the narrator mispronounced several geographical place names. She is obviously not from the Pacific Northwest.

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Another excellent mystery by Marcia Muller

Revisado: 10-01-18

My only complaint is the pronunciation of place names—the voice actor obviously doesn’t live in California. Otherwise this is a well plotted story by my favorite mystery writer. The performance was very good, also.

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Rather trite and predictable

Revisado: 05-19-18

The plot description sounded promising— books prescribed to meet buyers’ needs. I was disappointed in the dialog and characters. Not my kind of scone, I guess.

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