When the owner of a bistro in the village of Three Pines becomes the main suspect in the murder of a stranger, Chief Inspector Gamache must sift through a number of clues and cross the continent in or
"What happened here last night isn't allowed," said Madame Dubois.It was such an extraordinary thing to say it stopped the ravenous Inspector Beauvoir from taking another bite of his
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 ninth book in Louise Penny's New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” —Leona
It's autumn 1925, and a killer uncannily like England's Jack the Ripper is stalking the streets of Paris. Michael Ward, a journalist newly arrived to the Left Bank, wonders if someone may be using the
The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940, altered the course of history as Churchill and the members of his Cabinet debated negotiating with Hitler or continuing the war. Lukacs takes us hour by hour int
The rules are simple. Break up your shape. Hide your smell. Never show your silhouette. Check the surfaces of your kit. Space the movements of your team. Use the shadows. Danny "Badger" Baxter has a t
C.R.O.P.: Covert Rural Observation Posts are places where men like Danny 'Badger' Baxter hide for endless, motionless hours, secretly recording criminal or terrorist activity.But now Badger has a bigg
"Marley was dead, to begin with..." And yet, he manages to visit his old partner, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge, and send him on a transformative journey, led by three ghosts. First to his own past, wher
Steven Scott is relatively new to horses racing. But under the inspired guidance of a great trainer, he wins again and again. Yet just when Steven is winning at both women and horses, he discovers dec
Engineer Jean-Baptiste Baratte is tasked with emptying an overflowing cemetery in Paris in 1785, work he considers noble until he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery parallels his o
Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer
This timeless tale of a thoughtful orphan discovering how to live and love in a cutthroat, indifferent adult world firmly embraces the eternal freshness, the comic delights, and the ghastly horrors of
This is the first of a series of highly knowledgeable detective novels by an art historian about the art world. Set in Rome, it features the perpetually beset General Bottando of the Italian National
Offers a narrative of the United States' history during the past 100 years, not by discussing the events, but by discussing ideas, and highlighting the thoughts and thinkers that helped shape the cent
Presents the further adventures of Mowgli, the man-cub brought up in the Indian jungle by Mother Wolf, who eventually leaves the jungle to live among men.
Presents the further adventures of Mowgli, the man-cub brought up in the Indian jungle by Mother Wolf, who eventually leaves the jungle to live among men.
Presents the further adventures of Mowgli, the man-cub brought up in the Indian jungle by Mother Wolf, who eventually leaves the jungle to live among men.