#36 in Crime & mystery
A Trick of the Light
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Investigating a murder at a solo artist's Quebec village home, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team encounter deceptive nuances in the art world that distort every clue they find with tales of duality and broken hearts.
Reading order · Chief Inspector Gamache
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7.97.9 / 10 - Bury Your Dead
8.08.0 / 10 - A Trick of the LightThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 94 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 5 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 89 | 95% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Another fantastic Inspector Gamache novel. The standard was set by books 5 & 6 (read them as a pair!) but this one, set in the art world, was just a delight.”
“Standard fare for the Gamache series! Some mental health aspects, major character growth (THANK GOD, CLARA), and some grief-driven drama. Plus the murder, of course. And the bucking of assumptions... all of it, good.”
Frequently asked
How long is A Trick of the Light?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 73% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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