“The ways of the creator, he knew, are hard to fathom, but not nearly as hard as the ways of the created.”

This short book written by Louise Penny falls between book 6 and 7 in her Three Pines series. Armand Gamache arrives at the scene to find a man hanging from a tree. Is it death by suicide or murder? Gamache first interviews Tom Scott, who while on vacation and out for a jog found the deceased man and called the police. He continues investigating the case, allowing us to visit with several members of the Three Pines community. 

Penny is brilliant and I enjoy her writing. This one is no exception. In its short scope, she still shows up brilliantly. 

The audio is just over an hour and since I want to be a “Penny completionist”, I borrowed it from my library. The narrator is different than I’m used to but once I settled in this narrator worked for this story. I loved the ending and enjoyed being with Gamache even if only for a short time.