The perfect title. Louise Penny is the author of the beloved Inspector Gamache series, and Hillary is the former US Secretary of State. Could there be any better writing duo for a nail-biter about tumultuous American politics, civil wars, international terrorist attacks, and the threat of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands? It’s a great page turner.
I heard an interview with Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton. Penny said she asked Clinton what kept her up at night and then they built the book around that. Chilling.
Summary: The new president of the US and his Secretary of State Ellen Adams are already at odds, but they are forced to work together when a series of terrorist attacks rock Europe and the next are planned for the US.
This is a horrifying scenario for a novel and all too real. The cheeky, carefully constructed mystery is 100% Louise Penny and the conspiracy and political turmoil 100% Hillary Clinton. I loved it.