This had quite a bit of humor built into it which was nice. The mystery was just so-so, a couple surprises, but overall it was enjoyable anyway. The title was used a few times too many for me, I started to feel like 'yes! I get it!', but that's a small thing. I kind of doubt I would reread it, but it was worth my time now. ( )

Great characters; convoluted mystery. ( )

Back in Three Pines -- this book gets more personal with the lives of some of the residents. Though I had figured out the 'whodunnit', I was still left going "WHAT THE?" at the end. This tale continues into the next book in the series a little bit. ( )

This one broke my heart. I love the fictional village of Three Pines and I really hope we get to see it again. ( )

We are back in the familiar Three Pines setting with Inspector Gamache and his team and all the residents but this one was just a bit too byzantine for my tastes. Sorting out the murder got way more complex than it ever needed to be with First Nation carvings and Czech refugees and priceless treasures and secret codes and perhaps more plot twists that I didn't even bother to remember. But when the ending came, it felt forced and still didn't tie up any ends for me. Plus I still don't really get Peter and Clara, whom Penny seems to want me to care so very much about. Hoping some of the loose ends of this one get picked up later.