Her scathing dismissals of artists were so notorious that everyone has memorized a line from one of her reviews: "He's a natural, producing art like it's a bodily function." But Dyson had recently joined Alcoholics Anonymous, and was described by fellow AA members as someone who had changed her life. It is art critic Lillian Dyson, a childhood friend of Clara's whom she hadn't seen in 20 years.Īs Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Québec Sureté and his team investigate, they find Dyson was bitterly despised. But the next morning, a body is found in the Morrows' garden. Afterward, friends and family gather for a party at her home in Three Pines. This is especially true in her seventh book, A Trick of the Light.Īs the book opens, middle-aged artist Clara Morrow has finally achieved recognition with a solo show at the prestigious Musée d'Art Contemporain in Montreal. But underneath the beauty, threads of jealousy, greed, and pain run deep. Louise Penny writes books that at first glance may seem cozy: They are full of interesting people, mouth-watering foods, and set in a scenic village tucked into the Canadian countryside.
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