A great read! View all 17 comments. Aug 02, Thomas rated it really liked it Shelves: canada-crime. This is book 6 in the Armand Gamache series and I recommend that you read them in order, as some events carry over from previous books.
This is an excellent police procedural series and I thank my s-i-l Julia for recommending this series to my wife and I. We both enjoy it. This book is one of the author's best that I have read so far and I rate it 4. This book opens with Armand recovering both physically and mentally from events in the previous book. Armand is on medical eave This is book 6 in the Armand Gamache series and I recommend that you read them in order, as some events carry over from previous books.
He is drawn into investigating a murder that has taken place in Quebec City. At the same time he suspects that he may have made a mistake in his role in convicting a murderer from the previous book. He asks his 2 in the Homicide team, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, to re-investigate the crime unofficially. Jean-Guy is also on medical leave and agrees to do so. Both cases are solved with a satisfactory ending. Both men are starting to heal, both physically and mentally. I grew up in Buffalo, NY and I can remember occasional cold spells where the temperature dipped to below zero, once to F.
My parents and friends would always comment that "you know it's cold because you can feel the snow crunching underneath your feet when you walk. Some quotes: Describing the Literary and Historical Society: "It takes a lot of effort to halt time, and for the most part they've done it.
It's why we do things like that. It's why we're all so fascinated with history. We're in a rowboat. We move forward, but we're always looking back. View all 12 comments. Dec 20, Barbara rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-mystery. I seldom give five stars to a book and I'm delighted to do so with Bury Your Dead. I read this at the beginning of my Christmas holiday and it was a perfect book to pull me out of my work world into relaxation.
I couldn't put it down. It's actually about three crimes in one book: a terrorist plot barely averted, from which Chief Inspector Armande Gamache of the homicide division of the Surete du Quebec is recovering; a murder in a small tourist village by the Vermont border for which a greedy gay I seldom give five stars to a book and I'm delighted to do so with Bury Your Dead.
It's actually about three crimes in one book: a terrorist plot barely averted, from which Chief Inspector Armande Gamache of the homicide division of the Surete du Quebec is recovering; a murder in a small tourist village by the Vermont border for which a greedy gay bistro owner has been convicted and imprisoned possibly wrongly ; and the murder of an annoying amateur archaeologist in the basement of a historical English library in the middle of the old walled city of Quebec.
The pacing is slower than usual for a mystery. It reads more like literary fiction and has the character development of literary fiction, but with a plot that is unrelenting.
The history, back to , when Samuel de Champlain landed at Kebec, the 'place where the river narrows', and started a colony for France and Catholicism, is compelling. The cultural tensions of English and French in Quebec City are hauntingly and compassionately laid out.
You'll read about common mistakes of bilingualism--'The night is a strawberry' is one that anglophones commit. For all that it's a story about letting go, about bearing one's personal and cultural history but also about adapting and forgiving and moving on.
Lots of stuff for a great discussion, for the right group. View 2 comments. Sep 08, Richard Derus rated it really liked it. Dear Lousy Louise Penny, You really know how to hurt a boy. And then you make them do yucky, tacky things. And even vile, evil ones. You make me wince and cringe for their foolishness and then weep in anticipatory pain for the inevitable consequences of the actions YOU, Puppet Mistress of the Damned, make them perform!!
I just want to know one thing: How did you make so many people suffer these same pangs with only a few flicks of your cruel, cruel pen? Your friend, Little Richie D. So if you're on the Three Pines Express, I don't need to sell this book to you. I do need to let you know a few things about it: 1 Not very much of it involves Three Pines, Clara or the bookstore. I truly, truly wish we weren't given a picture that's quite so fractured.
It's not quite as much fun as previous outings, but it's still head and shoulders above the vast majority of non-four-hankies-and-a-pistol books. It's a fine addition to the body of work Penny's accumulating, to be appreciated by the intelligent, thoughful commoner with nothing to prove. View all 21 comments. Oct 08, Barbara rated it liked it Shelves: challenge. The book provides enough background to be read as a standalone. When the body of a local man, Augustin Renaud, is found in the Lit and His basement Gamache is asked to assist with the murder investigation.
Renaud had been digging up sites all over the city and had presumably sneaked into the Lit and His to have a look there. Thus finding the French hero's body on 'English soil' would increase the antagonism between English and French residents.
Meanwhile Inspector Beauvoir has been dispatched to the village of Three Pines, to secretly re-investigate the murder of a hermit. Bistro owner Olivier was convicted of the crime but there are now doubts about his guilt. So Beauvoir pretends to be on vacation while he looks into the matter.
The book rotates among three story lines: Gamache looking for Renaud's murderer; Beauvoir re-investigating the hermit case; and both detectives recalling the event that led to their injuries - a disaster involving a kidnapped police inspector, a bomb, and many deaths. As the story unfolds the author provides a glimpse into the history of Quebec: how the region was stolen from the Cree Indians; the battles between the English and French vying for the land; how bodies of soldiers and early settlers are buried all over the place; and so on.
I almost felt like donning a parka and mitts while reading the book. While doing his historical research and investigating the Renaud murder Gamache meets an array of interesting characters, most of them on the Board of Directors of the Lit and His. He also eats numerous warm baguettes with delicious French meals and walks his beloved German Shepherd Henri - who is endearingly cowardly and loves to catch snowballs. Poor Henri can't fathom why the 'balls' disappear the second he snags them.
Ha ha ha. I missed Ruth's duck, who had taken off south for the winter. I enjoyed the three plotlines but found the book a little slow-moving in places, especially the parts detailing the physical and psychological injuries of the detectives.
Still, a good addition to the ''Three Pines" series, recommended to mystery fans. Shelves: crime-fiction. Her characters are also the beneficiaries of this intelligent and pleasant cataloging. The intimate 3rd person narration gives one the sensation of riding along on the shoulders of the characters like an invisible eye.
Bury Your Dead , however, is a riot of plot lines, an attempt to weave together four separate mysteries, only two of which have even a passing connection to each other. A and B are fine; when you toss in a C and a D, you better be prepared to wrap it up well. Unfortunately, I think Penny bit off more than she could chew, with the result that I was left feeling that none of the stories were given their due or ended particularly well.
Shelves: audiobook. The piece opens with Gamache in Quebec City, ready to enjoy a winter carnival. While taking the time to hone his knowledge of Quebec history, the murder of local amateur archeologist, Augustin Renaud, creates quite the buzz. Eager to offer his assistance, Gamache gains access to the investigation and begins to poke around, while also using his mentor and long-time friend to discuss matters of policing and personal politics. Could it be that Olivier is innocent after all, as his partner, Gabri, has been touting in daily letters to the Chief Inspector?
While there, Beauvoir interacts with Three Pines residents, many of whom have nothing but disdain for this man who chose not to support their friend. Beauvoir recounts to the locals some of the happenings related to the aforementioned terror event, explaining the step-by-step process that had Gamache in the middle of trying to save one of his new agents without ceding complete control to a farmer with a mission.
In the present case, Gamache is trying to wrestle with the idea of his connection to the Quebecois, something that parallels a nationalism many feel for their country. With three criminal investigations on the go within the single narrative, there is much to discover and explore, but nothing will be clear-cut, nor will happy endings be bountiful.
Penny has really pushed the reader to their limits with this one, seeking to juggle multiple crimes in a series of time periods. Recommended to series fans who have a great handle on the characters and writing style. At this point, I would suggest new readers begin where the series began and progress accordingly. Louise Penny has taken a significant gamble at this point in the series and I can see where some might bemoan her decision, though I do not entirely agree with the criticism.
This story straddles three cases, all of which reveal themselves in the narrative, though their timelines differ greatly. Additionally, Penny seeks to explore Quebec nationalism and paint her protagonist into a corner as he works in Quebec City. Let us first explore the characters who appear and evolve on the page, then tackle some of the narrative and other parts of this complicated novel. Gamache has grown so much over the past few novels that the series reader might not expect as much development as can be found in this sixth piece.
Penny does well to explore these most sensitive aspects of her protagonist, without pulling him from the job for which readers have come to love him. The other characters prove to be a mish-mash, receiving some minor development, but Jean Guy Beauvoir deserves a few lines here. His icy demeanour is one that series readers know well, so tossing him into the Three Pines community without the shield of Gamache was sure to prove entertaining. Beauvoir forged into the area, armed with trying to see if his own notions about the guilt of one resident could stand after exploring some evidence.
This also forced him to engage with the locals, thereby testing his ability to work independently and stop the incessant judging of all things Anglophone. Penny does a decent job of coaxing out some development with this plot line. The story is actually three, as mentioned before. While series readers are an intelligent bunch and I am the last person to criticise an bestselling author, I felt things got too clouded throughout. Penny would have done well to explore the terror cell theme in a stand-alone piece 5.
Gamache still ends up in Quebec City for this novel, Beauvoir is still able to return to Three Pines on his own, but the reader has that intense storyline out of the way and free from constant flashbacks. A throughly enriching experience can be found in this novel, which taps not only into Canadiana, but plunges headlong into the depths of Canadian and Quebec politics on a level that is both complicated and much needed. I applaud the political dignity Penny utilises in this hot potato topic and hope she will not shy away from the Quebecois struggles within her protagonist as the series continues.
Kudos, Madam Penny, for keeping me enthralled. And now View all 6 comments. Jul 28, PattyMacDotComma rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery-crime-thriller , fiction-adult , aa , aa-ce. It was a private execution. There are three threads to follow. First, Gamache is recovering from trauma. Second, Gamache is being pestered about the previous case in Three Pines the subject of the previous book. The author has written a very informative and welcome introduction about the old city and the library which is the centre of action for the new murder case.
This case revolves around the search for the bones of explorer and founder Samuel Champlain. Anyone interested in early North American history will especially enjoy this. I am ashamed of my ignorance of the relationship today between Quebec and the rest of Canada. But, as Gamache thinks, while their numbers may be small, the Anglos still sense that they should be in charge -it's their destiny to rule - much like whites in South Africa. The Separatists are outspoken.
This scene occurs when Gamache is being shown around. The square heads. The officer stiffened. Finally Gamache smiled a little. Gamache has enjoyed visiting the library while he and his wife, Reine-Marie, are staying with his old mentor, while Gamache is on leave to recover from severe injuries, both physical and psychological. The author drip-feeds us the circumstances of his injury in flashbacks which have left the chief inspector haunted and sleepless to the point that he gets up in the middle of the night to walk in the snow and bitter cold with only his enthusiastic young Shepherd, Henri, for company.
Then he turned his back and felt it shoving him. Perhaps, he thought, this was a mistake. But the storm was what he needed, wanted. Something loud, dramatic, challenging. Something that could blot out all thought, white them out.
He sends Beauvoir to Three Pines to deal with the situation while he is seconded to assist investigation in the library. I found the mood of this book unsettling because Gamache is so unsettled, I think. Now, however, he is doubting himself, and we trek through the night blizzards, as haunted by his memories as he is. View all 15 comments. Mar 09, Brenda rated it it was amazing Shelves: canadian-author , mystery , crime , borrowed-from-library.
What a heartbreaking, amazing episode! This is a series that benefits reading it in order, but most definitely 5 then 6 or the context will be completely lost. The events which have occurred since the ending of The Brutal Telling had devastating consequences, which were slowly revealed through Bury Your Dead.
With Armand in Quebec City recuperating, he was dr What a heartbreaking, amazing episode! And Jean-Guy Beauvoir was sent to Three Pines for his convalescence, and to make some investigations of his own. Would these two men, deeply affected both emotionally and physically by events in their recent pasts, be able to come to terms with what had happened?
Could Armand make peace with himself and bury his dead? A series I am thoroughly enjoying and highly recommend. View all 11 comments. Jul 15, Margitte rated it it was amazing Shelves: read , canadian-authors , murder , drama , fiction , detective-story , mystery , suspense , reviewed. I forced myself to wait. It was difficult! Spacing the books in this series out made it so much more exciting.
The Brutal Telling and this book must be read together. Bury Your Dead completes the previous book in the series. What a conclusion! Once again Louise Penny took us heart and soul into the lives of the many characters and history of Quebec. She made it impossible to read this book without getting heads over heels involved in the plot and story.
Inspector Armand Gamache and his second-in-c I forced myself to wait. Inspector Armand Gamache and his second-in-command Jean-Guy Beauvoir are both suppose to be on leave, one in Quebec and the other in Three Pines, when duty calls as usual and two murders need their expertise to be solved.
This time the causes span over centuries and Three Pines become a side show - well mostly. Brilliant book and so very sad! Happy sad little town! Oh what a great experiences once again! View all 14 comments. Aug 24, Holly rated it really liked it Shelves: audiobook , read , mystery-suspense-thriller-horror. These four storylines are seamlessly interwoven, taking this series from it's 'cozy' feel to something with just a bit more bite while still maintaining it' This installment in the Armand Gamache series includes FOUR mysteries in one: - who really killed the man in the woods in the town of Three Pines?
These four storylines are seamlessly interwoven, taking this series from it's 'cozy' feel to something with just a bit more bite while still maintaining it's focus on the lives of these characters rather than necessarily the 'murder of the week'. I just can't recommend this series enough, and the little interview of the author at the end of this audiobook just makes me like it all the more.
View all 16 comments. Apr 18, C. Read it first. It so complexly connects several storylines, I hesitated to do it justice. I looked forward to this mystery above all others, because it spins an old one: locating historical figure, Samuel De Champlain! I love puzzles. Like most authors, Louise added a modern case I would normally call superfluous; except that the flavour of a bizarre Canadian city which cemented everything, was uniquely enthralling. I was stunned to learn that how he looked is unknown, too.
To think, it has an ancient Anglophone library! It is the centrepiece of triple mysteries. Louise outdid herself. A delicious ambiance evokes answers we must know!
A man murdered in that library was solving the year-old Canadian mystery. A modern person killed him. And Armand Gamache may have made a mistake, on his last case in Three Pines. He asks Jean Guy Bouvoir to correct it. Readers gradually read how an agent died. It made national news, that Armand and others were emotionally and physically wounded. We trust the team but Louise Penny does not repeat, nor rest on laurels. I like stories that veer away from Three Pines!
Armand is fallible and Jean Guy grows likeable. I have seldom seen real life and growth approximated better! Our etiquette dance of choosing a language between bilingual speakers, is but one strand of our rich tapestry that Louise weaves beautifully. Shelves: award-winner , favorite-authors , series , barry-award-nominee , best-prose , crime , cultural , mystery , favorite-books , read-in One of the finest of the series I have read to-date.
Penny has 3 plots going in this one which makes it very interesting and more complex which I enjoyed. One reopened case is in Three Pines with Gamache's 2nd in command, another in Montreal which delves into French Canadian history, and another case set in the not too long ago past which shows us another side of the kind and thoughtful Chief Inspector Gamache.
A terrific book and a favorite. For many, the past is alive. It starts with a police action that goes horribly wrong. Both Gamache and Beauvoir are on medical leave as they recover. The details of the police action that resulted in Gamache and Beauvoir being injured is not fully disclosed at first.
The events are slowly revealed as Gamache relives the past and visits by a ghost. Renaud's body is found in the basement of the Literary and Historical Society.
Many considered him a nuisance or troublemaker but why would someone want to kill him? Whatever the reason the crime is about to ignite long-smoldering tensions between the English and the French and Gamache finds himself pulled into the investigation. As a "consultant". The third story picks up where The Brutal Telling left off. Everyday his partner, Gabriel Dubeau, writes a letter to Gamache Outwardly Jean-Guy is supposed to be on vacation, resting, recovering.
In actuality he asks Jean-Guy to reopen the investigation into the murder. Presume Olivier is innocent. This book also provided some history. It was an insight into Samuel de Champlain. That in itself is a mystery story. No one knows where he is buried. No one is even sure what he looked like. It is an open wound that still throbs. The cultural tensions of English and French in Quebec City resonate throughout.
A haunting and beautiful story. Louise Penny continues to create characters that you would like to meet and get to know. When the three interwoven stories reach their conclusion and the past and present meet Armand Gamache finds he can finally bury his dead. View all 7 comments. This is my first ever Louise Penny and I wonder why it took me so long to discover her! I loved the quiet progression of this novel, where so much happens so seemingly effortlessly.
Past and present collide in this novel, where Inspector Gamache must relive and come to terms with an investigation that went horribly wrong, leaving several of his team dead. While on holiday in Quebec, and indulging his love of history at in the Literary and Historical Society, a body is discovered in the basement At the same time he reopens a murder investigation after receiving disquieting letters from the village of Three Pines, where beloved Bistro owner Olivier was recently convicted of murder.
All this is set against the rich history of Quebec City, the unrest and rivalries that exist between the French and English providing a wonderful backdrop to the main plot.
This may have been my first Louise Penny, but it won't be my last. Another absorbing series to be savoured from the beginning.
Nov 12, Mary rated it it was ok Shelves: police-procedurals. I was hoping to have discovered a "new" series to enjoy since this book is apparently the sixth Inspector Gamache adventure but sadly I was not that impressed. I enjoyed the tidbits of Quebec history and the descriptions of Old Quebec but the story itself lagged and finally just became uninteresting. It didn't help that there were three seperate plots to keep track of. Sometimes this kind of writing works but not in this case, it was just annoying, mainly because one or possibly two of the plot I was hoping to have discovered a "new" series to enjoy since this book is apparently the sixth Inspector Gamache adventure but sadly I was not that impressed.
Sometimes this kind of writing works but not in this case, it was just annoying, mainly because one or possibly two of the plot threads were heavily based on previous "cases" i.
The overly descriptive and fragmentary writing style took some getting used to and the complex interior emotional lives of the main characters were, frankly, boring. By the time I got to the ending, with its several last-minute reveals, I just didn't care anymore. My favorite character by far turned out to be Henri, the Inspector's German Shepherd.
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