A Better Man by PennyLouise is Chief Inspector Gamache #15 set in Three Pines, a small town in
Quebec. Armand Gamache belongs to the Sûreté du Quebec, homicide department.
The current case concerns Vivienne, pregnant and murdered. The plot revolves around
abuse, both causes and effects. The subplot concerns the complex politics at
the Sûreté. Lots of psychological analysis, red herrings, and plot twists.
Vivienne Godin is married to Carl Tracey, known
to the Sûreté to abuse his wife. Agent Robert Cameron had been to the house
because of this on several occasions, but she had never pressed charges. He had
threatened Tracey, against all regulations. Agent Lysette Cloutier is Vivienne’s
godmother and a friend of her mother. When Vivienne’s mother died, Lysette stayed
in contact with her father, Homer Godin. All of these people are suspects.
Well written and plotted. Child abuse and partner abuse.
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