Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he returns to the Sûreté du Québec in the latest novel by #1 New Y
The ingenious, sinister new novel in the internationally bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache seriesFormer Chief Inspector of Homicide, Armand Gamache, has found a peace he'd never imagined possible, a
Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Surete du Quebec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he s
The brilliant new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Louise Penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our time No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-
The #1 New York Times Bestseller“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” —Leonard CohenChristmas is approaching, and in Quebec it’s a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights,
A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011 "Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. Her charact
“Many mystery buffs have credited Louise Penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. . . . The book’s title is a metaphor not only for the month
“Enchanting…one of [Gamache’s] more ennobling missions.” ―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book ReviewIt’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache’s first day back on the job and flood waters are rising acro
The new Chief Inspector Gamache audiobook from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Kingdom of the Blind.The air is thick with excitement and anxiety as Sûreté du Québec agents gather in the
The brilliant new Chief Inspector Gamache novel, from multi-million-copy international bestseller and award-winning author Louise Penny. Soon to be a major TV series.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novelWhile the residents of the Québec village of Three Pines take advantage of the deep snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot chocolate in the bistro and share meals together, the Chief Inspector finds his holiday with his family interrupted by a simple request.He’s asked to provide security for what promises to be a non-event, a visiting professor's lecture at the nearby university.While he is perplexed as to why the head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec would be assigned this task, it sounds easy enough. That is until Gamache starts looking into Professor Abigail Robinson and discovers an agenda so repulsive he begs the university to cancel.They refuse, citing academic freedom, and accuse Gamache of censorship and intellectual cowardice. Before long, Professor Robinson’s views start seeping into conversations, spreading and infecting until truth and fact, rea
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novelWhile the residents of the Québec village of Three Pines take advantage of the snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot chocolate in the bistro, the Chief Inspector’s holiday is interrupted by a simple request.He’s asked to provide security for a visiting professor’s lecture at the nearby university. It sounds easy enough, at least until Gamache starts looking into Prof. Abigail Robinson and discovers an agenda so repulsive he begs them to cancel.They refuse and as Prof. Robinson’s views seep into conversations, discussions become debates, then fights. As sides are declared, a madness takes hold.When a murder is committed it falls to Gamache to investigate the crime as well as this extraordinary popular delusion.
Struggling to maintain the Homicide group during the holiday season in the wake of interdepartmental estrangements, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache quietly investigates the disappearance of a once-famo
Sent to a village south of Montreal to investigate the death of CC de Poitiers, an unpopular woman apparently killed in an accident, Armand Gamache of the Sauretae du Quebec finds that nearly everyone
Three Pines is a village just above the U.S. border where everybody knows everything about each other—until now.Everybody in Three Pines is shocked when their favorite local bistro becomes the scene o
An instant New York Times Bestseller and August 2017 LibraryReads pick!“Penny’s absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with compassion an
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA December 2018 Indie Next PickOne of Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2018 PicksBookPage Best of the Year 2018 A LibraryReads Pick for November 2018A LibraryReads Hall of F