Review: Novella from Three Pines mysteries--
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
I'm not a big fan of short stories or novellas because they never seem to go further than an outline type story, but I loved this novella by Louise Penny.  When a man is found dead, hanging from a tree in Three Pines, Chief Inspector Gamache must decide whether this is a suicide or a murder.  Everything points to murder, but the man has left a suicide note in his room at the Inn and Spa.  The man's past will determine the answer.One of the best things about Penny's stories is her little gems that are thrown into her books. For example: "He sounds so normal. Seemed so normal. Gamache had to agree.  But he also knew normal people were killed all the time.  It was the murderer who wasn't normal."Though this is not supposed to a necessary part of the Three Pine series, I suggest all serious Armond Gamache fans read this book.  And, who that has ever read one of Louise Penny's books, is not now a true fan of this series?!?