Reply To: Still Life: Who do you think Gamache has in mind?
This is one of those questions where I have difficulty considering the question solely in the context of one book and one point in time. So much of how Gamache thinks, about people and about murder, is now part of what I expect of him. The same is true of the folks of Three Pines. Armand is clear that any one of the people of Three Pines is capable of murder. It also introduces his willingness to think intuitively, to consider people’s personalities and personal stories.
Consistent with Armand’s comment that Tara notes about the role of being hurt and how one decides to respond, the story reveals the murderer to be someone who nurtured pain into cruelty. And Armand is the kind of investigator who would use his experience and intuition.
