![]() ![]() But he does make mistakes in this book and he does get angry, which made me realise that he’s not a saint, he’s a fundamentally good man in a world that’s filled with corruption. In the start of A Better Man, I could understand why this comment was made – Gamache seems almost too calm, too wise to be true. ![]() I remember reading a comment about Gamache that he seems to turn almost saint-like in the later books, making him a less than ideal figure. As Quebec deals with the possibility of catastrophic floods, Gamache, Jean-Guy, and Isabelle find themselves caught up in the murder of a young woman, whose death feels personal to Gamache and Jean-Guy. He’s accepted a demotion to the post of Chief Inspector, a position he had at the start of the series and one that he now shares with his son-in-law/former second-in-command, Jean-Guy. In A Better Man, Gamache is feeling the effects of his actions in Kingdom of the Blind. ![]() The alternate title of this book should be “All truth with malice in it”, since it seems to be a refrain for many of the characters. ![]()
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