All the Devils Are Here: A Novel (utgåvan 2020)

A festive reunion in Paris of the extended Gamache family is violently interrupted by a hit-and-run driver. The deliberate attack puts one of the family near death in a coma and triggers a hunt for the perpetrator. A body found in one of the family's apartments further complicates the investigation because no one knows who it is. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Paris with its iconic fixtures like the Eiffel Tower. Things come to an exciting conclusion as Gamache rushes to save his son. All in all it's a well told story with the added touch of the Parisian setting. ( )

Armand Gamache et son Reine-Marie se rendent à Paris pour rencontrer leurs enfants et petits-enfants. Gamache rencontre aussi son parrain Stephen Celui-ci se fait heurter par une voiture (tentative de meurtre). On s’aperçoit qu’il avait découvert une compagnie malhonnête ayant pris possession d’une mine de terres rares qui causaient beaucoup de décès. À la fin, ils reviennent tous au Québec ( )

Ahh Paris, the city of love and lights! Everyone needs to visit Paris at least once in their lifetime. I've been twice but the first time was just a quick trip through as we changed trains. In 1994 my newly acquired husband and I made it our last stop in a honeymoon that took in England, Ireland and France. For us it was certainly a city of love. In this book, however, for the Gamaches there is murder and fraud but there is some love and lights too.

Inspector Armand Gamache and his wife Reine-Marie are in Paris to support their daughter Annie in the birth of a second child. Annie and her husband, Gamache's former second-in-command Jean-Guy Beauvoir, moved to Paris when Jean-Guy was offered a plum job with a French engineering firm. Annie's older brother, Daniel, and his family have been living in Paris for some time so it is really a chance for some family time. To complete the family Armand's godfather, Stephen Horowitz, is also in the city. After a family meal at a favourite restaurant they are walking along when Stephen was hit by a van that did not stay around. Gamache and his wife are both certain that it was deliberate but the have a hard time convincing the Paris police of that even though the head is an old friend of Armand's. Even the police have to admit that it was probably not an accident when Armand and Reine-Marie discover a dead body in Stephen's apartment when they go there the next morning. All of the Gamaches get in on the investigation which seems to implicate the engineering firm where Jean-Guy works. But just who at the firm is in charge of the action and what are they trying to cover up? Well, you'll have to read the book!

Although I missed the Three Pines setting and the usual crowd there, it was a nice change of pace to be some place new. And Ms Penny assured her readers that her next book will be set back in Three Pines. Can't wait! ( )

The intricate motive is less satisfying than the characterizations in this episode of Gamache & Co. but, as always, Louise Penny's writing is simply a joy to read. Seeing Paris through the Gamaches' eyes is lovely and it's nice to have a long-lingering relationship issue resolved. Many of the later scenes are very, very tense. ( )

An excellent mystery/thriller but, despite the fact that all of the Gamache family are involved, the Paris setting meant that all the wonderful secondary characters from Three Pines are missing. I did like the Paris setting and the plot was wonderfully intricate. ( )