Penny takes the series back where it has always belonged, Three Pines. And a Quebec crime instead of international intrigue and dodgy Maguffins. The writing is clever, the word play intriguing.
But Penny can’t leave well enough alone. She has to tie everything into a mysterious international painting. The Three Pines gang are presented as afterthoughts.
The setting is Three Pines, Ms. Penny. “Pines.” As with roots. Stay there. With your roots.
Licking Honey Off of Thorns 