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Violence
Barely any
Minimal — the electrocution is the crime; off-page
Language
None
Clean — Penny's literary prose
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — winter social drinking; bistro scenes
Emotional Intensity
Some
The victim's psychology — CC was cruel; the question of who finally snapped; Gamache's team dynamics
What this book is about
On a bitter Boxing Day, CC de Poitiers — the most disliked woman in Three Pines — is electrocuted during the village curling match while surrounded by witnesses. Chief Inspector Gamache arrives with his team to investigate. A Fatal Grace is the second Three Pines mystery — winter Quebec in full, the village deepening into one of mystery fiction's great settings.
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Second in the Three Pines series — best read after Still Life
Winter Quebec setting — Penny's atmospheric prose is at its strongest
The victim is universally disliked — the suspects include almost everyone
A gentle mystery by contemporary standards
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