The Madness of Crowds

This was my first Louise Penny book, and as such I went into it not knowing what to expect, although I was aware of the hype surrounding this series.

I have to say I ended up really enjoying it. I haven't read any of the previous 16 books, but although there were references to previous books/events, I didn't think it took anything away from my experience of reading this one.

There were a lot of characters, but once I got into the flow of the story, I got a hang of who was who. I liked the sense of community and how everyone seemed to know each other.

The story was really well written and I loved Chief Inspector Gamache.

I'd definitely recommend it, although maybe it would be a good idea to begin at the start of the series, so that you get to learn the background stories of the characters as you go along.

Thank you to PH and Louise for the chance to read this book.