Reviews
Penny sustains her high-wire act, creating characters of remarkable depth in an exhilarating whodunit., A strong sense of place, a multilayered plot, and well-crafted (and for Penny's fans, familiar) characters combine for a thoughtful, intriguing tale. More than a simple mystery, Penny's novel peels away the emotional and psychological layers of the inhabitants of Three Pines., This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption., Perceptive and perfectly paced... the prose is remarkably fresh, filled with illuminating and delightful turns of phrase., [M]agical....[T]he perfect reminder of the dark side of human nature, but that side does not always win out. Penny is an expert at pulling away the surface of her characters to expose their deeper-and often ugly-layers, always doing so with a direct but compassionate hand., [A] work of art... 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., Praise for the #1 New York Times Best Seller The Long Way Home "Splendid....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] work of art... 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 "Another gem from the endlessly astonishing Penny." - Booklist (starred review) "This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption." - The Charlotte Observer "Perceptive and perfectly paced… the prose is remarkably fresh, filled with illuminating and delightful turns of phrase." - Publishers Weekly "The emotional depth accessed here is both a wonder and a joy to uncover." - Kirkus Reviews "Penny's skill at developing quirky, complex, and fragile characters is once again on display." - RT Book Reviews, Three Pines again proves no refuge in Penny's stellar [ The Nature of the Beast ]...fans will delight in [her] continued complex fleshing out of characters they have come to love., Louise Penny is unsurpassed at building a sense of heart-stopping urgency. Sometimes the stakes are personal: a marriage, a character's sanity. Sometimes the threat is to the village, a culture or even to the province of Quebec. This time Penny manages to create a threat that could truly be worldwide, and to place its future in the hands of our friends in Three Pines., This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and - thank goodness - redemption., Splendid....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., Perceptive and perfectly paced… the prose is remarkably fresh, filled with illuminating and delightful turns of phrase., "Penny sustains her high-wire act, creating characters of remarkable depth in an exhilarating whodunit." -- People "Louise Penny is unsurpassed at building a sense of heart-stopping urgency. Sometimes the stakes are personal: a marriage, a character's sanity. Sometimes the threat is to the village, a culture or even to the province of Quebec. This time Penny manages to create a threat that could truly be worldwide, and to place its future in the hands of our friends in Three Pines." -- Salem Macknee, The News & Observer "[M]agical....[T]he perfect reminder of the dark side of human nature, but that side does not always win out. Penny is an expert at pulling away the surface of her characters to expose their deeper-and often ugly-layers, always doing so with a direct but compassionate hand." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) on THE NATURE OF THE BEAST "A strong sense of place, a multilayered plot, and well-crafted (and for Penny's fans, familiar) characters combine for a thoughtful, intriguing tale. More than a simple mystery, Penny's novel peels away the emotional and psychological layers of the inhabitants of Three Pines." -- Library Journal, (starred) on THE NATURE OF THE BEAST "Three Pines again proves no refuge in Penny's stellar [ The Nature of the Beast ]...fans will delight in [her] continued complex fleshing out of characters they have come to love." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "[A] compelling mystery that leads to an exciting but tantalizingly open-ended finale." -- Booklist on NATURE OF THE BEAST
