This review is mainly for the audiobook experience. To the book, I give 4 stars, which I enjoyed very much. As per usual, Louise Penny doesn't disappoint.

My very first time listening to an Inspector Gamache novel. This one could be tricky, because it jumps between two events, but Louise Penny marks those events by choosing to set one event in the winter and the second during summer, and this really helped with knowing the setting while listening. Robert Bathurst did a wonderful job narrating, using his voice as a tool to give the listener a sense of drama, urgency, suspense, and calm. The story itself contained so many themes that I was really able to chew on due to the slower pace of listening to the story, and I enjoyed the wordplay much more, I think.

My version of the audiobook also had an interview between Louise Penny and Robert Bathurst that was enlightening, warm, and fascinating. Just like Three Pines. Overall, a wonderful experience. I may even go back to the beginning and listen to all of the Inspector Gamache books on audio.