sitting down to write the Cape Cod Foodie Mystery series, including A Side of Murder — which Elizabeth Gilbert called “the freshest, funniest mystery I have ever read” — and An Eggnog to Die For — which Kirkus Reviews gave a starred review, saying, "A delightful sleuth, a complex mystery, and lovingly described cuisine: a winner for both foodies and mystery mavens."
At CrimeReads Pershing tagged ten "stylish, well written and cleverly plotted" murder mysteries that take place during Christmas, including:
A Fatal Grace by Louise PennyRead about another entry on the list.
“Had CC de Poitiers known she was going to be murdered she might have bought her husband, Richard, a Christmas gift.”
And with this opening line, Louise Penny, author of the fabulous Chief Inspector Gamache mysteries, informs the reader that even though we are in the magical(and perhaps even mystical) Canadian town of Three Pines, there is still a gritty reality to be faced, even at Christmas time.
No one liked CC de Poitiers—not her family, not her lover, not her neighbors in Three Pines. Still, when Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called upon to investigate CC’s sudden death on the day after Christmas, it seems impossible: how could she have been electrocuted in the midst of Three Pines’ annual curling match? (a curling match!) As Gamache digs for secrets beneath the surface of village life, it becomes clear that something even more chilling approaches.
Verdict: A masterful work by a contemporary master of the genre.
A Fatal Grace is among Peter Swanson's top ten Christmas crime stories.
My Book, The Movie: A Fatal Grace.
--Marshal Zeringue
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