Glass Houses was my first taste of the Chief Inspector Gamache, and Louise Penny. I am mildly impressed. Apparently this is Penny’s 13th in the Chief Inspector Gamache series and it’s easy to imagine the rest are much the same – a comforting, kindly inspector in a dirty, challenging and sometimes corrupt world, supported by his amiable wife and eccentric friends. It’s a bit Midsummer Murders, but set in Quebec. And the French words tossed into conversation do make everything slightly more sexy. There is much talk of baguettes and bistros, and much wine and conversation. There’s a murder, a trial, a conspiracy involving the good guys and an exciting gunfight that ends rather abruptly. Quite an interesting little read. It won’t blow your mind but, c’est bon.
