The Beautiful Mystery
by Louise Penny
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA weighty, layered mystery, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. They grow vegetables, they tend chickens, they make chocolate. And they sing.
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- Author
- Louise Penny
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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