February 9, 2021 AIN'T THAT A SHAME

Why are there so many people IN THIS WORLD who believe that THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO THEM. I really can't understand this behavior--THAT I SEE ALL THE TIME. This narcissistic outlook--about how the world should work to BENEFIT THEM. These are the people who believe they DESERVE more than other people. WHY? Because they believe that they are ENTITLED FOR SOME REASON. These are the people who don't follow the "Usual Rules" because THE RULES do NOT benefit them. EVEN if the rules benefit society and  social norms. AND they feel NO SENSE OF SHAME ABOUT IT EITHER. BECAUSE They are SPECIAL PEOPLE who deserve SPECIAL PRIVILEDGES. And I'm talking about ADULTS RIGHT NOW. Adults with children who will grow up WITH A SENSE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE AND ENTITLEMENT TOO. They will lack EMPATHY because they will also BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THEM.  UGH--sorry for this much needed rant. Chief Inspector Gamache faces a few of these idiots in Louise Penny's new installment of the Gamache series All The Devils Are Here. What's exciting about this new book is that it takes place in Paris instead of the usual Three Pines. Although I missed the regular characters, it was fun to be in Paris for a bit. As the novel unfolds, Armand and his wife Reine-Marie are in Paris visiting  family. Their son Daniel and his family have lived in Paris for many years, and Annie and Jean-Guy have recently relocated for his new job. Unfortunately, their holiday is interrupted when Armand's billionaire god-father Stephen Horowitz is deliberately run over and almost killed. Thankfully, Gamache, and his former second-in-command from the Surete du Quebec, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, are there to investigate. What did Horowitz know or discover that made him a target? After a second man is killed  in Horowitz's apartment, it is obvious that the danger is closer than they think and that other members of the Gamache could be the next target. Find out what Horowitz discovered and the secret that stood between Daniel and Gamache  for so many years when you read this suspenseful, mystery for yourself. Penny really has a way of making the reader feel part of the story here with the sights, sounds, and smells of Paris on every page. I enjoyed this 450 page--5 miler--very much, but I'm also glad that the family will return to Three Pines for the next book in the series.