Inspector Gamache is French Canadian and should have an accent as do many of the other individuals as many of them are not English but French. This point is important because the characters seem too much like they are from the US than Canada. The actors/actresses, are fine, but not really true to the books. Ganache in the book is clever, but much more insightful, deeply complex and strategic, thoughtful, and empathic than depicted. The episodes seem more prescriptive and portraying the residents as mysterious and scheming apparently despising each other. In the books, the residents are much better bonded and close knit. In summary the episodes are more standard fare than the rich texture of the books.

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