Reviews
As with all the author's other titles, Penny wraps her mystery around the history and personality of the people involved. By this point in the series, each inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears., "Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." - The New York Times "Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous." -Sarah Weinman, National Post "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." - USA Today "Penny, as always, creates a complex story about people dealing with complex emotional issues. And she does so with deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings…A story that examines the making of art and the struggles of artists, The Long Way Home is itself a work of art, a novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit." -Richmond Times-Dispatch "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption." - The Charlotte Observer "As with all the author's other titles, Penny wraps her mystery around the history and personality of the people involved. By this point in the series, each inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears." - Library Journal (starred review) "Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama, overlaying the whole with an all-powerful sense of landscape as a conduit to meaning...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." - Booklist (starred review) "Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . . Penny offers real insight into the evolution of artistic style as well as the envy that artists feel about each other's success . . . . The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase." - Publishers Weekly "Penny develops the story behind Peter's disappearance at a slow, masterful pace, revealing each layer of the mystery alongside an introspective glance at Gamache and his comrades, who can all sympathize with Peter's search for purpose. The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover.." - Kirkus Reviews, Penny develops the story behind Peter's disappearance at a slow, masterful pace, revealing each layer of the mystery alongside an introspective glance at Gamache and his comrades, who can all sympathize with Peter's search for purpose. The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover.., Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption., "Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." - The New York Times "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." - USA Today "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption." - The Charlotte Observer "Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." - Booklist (starred review), Kirkus Reviews Best Crime Fiction of the Year The Washington Post Best Fiction Books of the Year The Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of the Year and Top 5 Crime Novels National Post Best in Continuing Series, Masters Edition The Toronto Star Best Crime Fiction books of the Year "Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." -- The New York Times "A pleasure ... an ambitious novel... a fascinating piece of work, and I suspect that Penny's ever-widening circle of admirers will keep it on the bestseller lists for some time to come." --Patrick Anderson, Washington Post "Enchanting..." -- New York Times Book Review "Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous." --Sarah Weinman, National Post "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." -- USA Today "Deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings...[A] novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Penny creates a wonderful sense of place." --Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption." -- The Charlotte Observer "The best story so far, thanks to strong characters, a deep and sophisticated plot, and just a soupçon of Joseph Conrad... Absolutely not to be missed." --Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail "[E]ach inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." -- Booklist (starred review) "Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . .The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase." -- Publishers Weekly "The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover." -- Kirkus Reviews, Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption., "Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." -- The New York Times "Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous." -- Sarah Weinman, National Post "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." -- USA Today "Penny, as always, creates a complex story about people dealing with complex emotional issues. And she does so with deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings...A story that examines the making of art and the struggles of artists, The Long Way Home is itself a work of art, a novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption." -- The Charlotte Observer "As with all the author's other titles, Penny wraps her mystery around the history and personality of the people involved. By this point in the series, each inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama, overlaying the whole with an all-powerful sense of landscape as a conduit to meaning...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." -- Booklist (starred review) "Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . . Penny offers real insight into the evolution of artistic style as well as the envy that artists feel about each other's success . . . . The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase." -- Publishers Weekly "Penny develops the story behind Peter's disappearance at a slow, masterful pace, revealing each layer of the mystery alongside an introspective glance at Gamache and his comrades, who can all sympathize with Peter's search for purpose. The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover.." -- Kirkus Reviews, Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines., Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama, overlaying the whole with an all-powerful sense of landscape as a conduit to meaning...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny., Penny, as always, creates a complex story about people dealing with complex emotional issues. And she does so with deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings…A story that examines the making of art and the struggles of artists, The Long Way Home is itself a work of art, a novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit., Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . . Penny offers real insight into the evolution of artistic style as well as the envy that artists feel about each other's success . . . . The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase., "Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." -- The New York Times "Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous." -- Sarah Weinman, National Post "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." -- USA Today "Deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings...[A] novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption." -- The Charlotte Observer "[E]ach inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." -- Booklist (starred review) "Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . .The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase." -- Publishers Weekly "The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover." -- Kirkus Reviews, Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous., Penny, as always, creates a complex story about people dealing with complex emotional issues. And she does so with deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings...A story that examines the making of art and the struggles of artists, The Long Way Home is itself a work of art, a novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit., Kirkus Reviews Best Crime Fiction of the Year The Washington Post Best Fiction Books of the Year The Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of the Year and Top 5 Crime Novels National Post Best in Continuing Series, Masters Edition The Toronto Star Best Crime Fiction books of the Year "Ms. Penny's books mix some classic elements of the police procedural with a deep-delving psychology, as well as a sorrowful sense of the precarious nature of human goodness, and the persistence of its opposite, even in rural Edens like Three Pines." -- The New York Times "A pleasure ... an ambitious novel... a fascinating piece of work, and I suspect that Penny's ever-widening circle of admirers will keep it on the bestseller lists for some time to come." --Patrick Anderson, Washington Post "Enchanting..." -- New York Times Book Review "Again and again, Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series is Exhibit A for how to write a great crime novel, with each installment improving on the previous." --Sarah Weinman, National Post "A counterintuitive and absorbing mystery from a superb author." -- USA Today "Deeply drawn and ever-evolving characters, a sense of place that leaps from the pages and prose that invites multiple re-readings...[A] novel that transcends genre, engages heart and mind and, like all of Penny's work, leaves the reader awestruck by the depth of her skills and the decency of her spirit." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Penny creates a wonderful sense of place." --Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times "Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption." -- The Charlotte Observer "The best story so far, thanks to strong characters, a deep and sophisticated plot, and just a soupon of Joseph Conrad... Absolutely not to be missed." --Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail "[E]ach inhabitant of Three Pines is a distinct individual, and the humor that lights the dark places of the investigation is firmly rooted in their long friendships, or, in some cases, frenemyships. The heartbreaking conclusion will leave series readers blinking back tears." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Penny dexterously combines suspense with psychological drama...Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." -- Booklist (starred review) "Perceptive . . . perfectly paced . . .The prose is remarkable fresh, filled with illumination and delightful turns of phrase." -- Publishers Weekly "The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover." -- Kirkus Reviews
