Art, antiques, murder, mystery, this one has got the lot. I read it very quickly and really enjoyed this police procedural set in rural Quebec. A must for detective addicts, art lovers, francophiles and anyone who is thinking of visiting Canada.
‘Shit,’ whispered Beauvoir.
The room glowed in the gathering gloom. Even the ceiling between the old timbers was wallpapered. It was more than a joke, it was a travesty. Any lover of Quebecois heritage and architecture would feel wretched in this room and Gamache, who was both, could taste his lunch in his throat.
