Kingdom of the Blind

Another solid Gamache book, hardly any complaints. I wasn't a huge fan of the financial crime aspect because it felt impersonal and drawn out, but the ending was still satisfying. The carfentanyl plot also felt a little tacked on and ancillary to what the main characters were doing, like it was a thread from the previous book that needed resolving still and shoehorned in. Still, overall a solid book with a solid plot.

I didn't actually read this—I listened to the audiobook. My stars go to both the narrator and the story. The narrator consistently dropped the opening sounds of words so Gamache became "mache," but worst of all, "she" became "he," which was very confusing. Nor did I think the story was very good. The central plot involving an old will made little sense and the secondary plot line with Amelia came across as filler—nothing was moving forward. I'm a Louise Penny fan and reviewed another of her Gamache novels today as well. I loved it. I did not like this one.