Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016. With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. What can he do? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Peter, her artist husband, has failed to come home. Found among the bleeding hearts and lilacs of Clara Morrow's garden in Three Pines, shattering the celebrations of Clara's solo show at the famed Musée in Montreal. [1], The first book in the series, Still Life, was released in 2006 and won the New Blood Dagger award, Arthur Ellis Award, the Dilys Award, 2007 Anthony Award, and the Barry Award. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. But they're not alone. The Finney family—rich, cultured, and respectable—has also arrived for a celebration of their own.The beautiful Manoir Bellechasse might be surrounded by nature, but there is something unnatural looming. St. Martin's Publishing Group. "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 roast beef on baguette. I own all of the inspector gamache novels except for the last 2. The series won the Agatha & Antony Awards for five consecutive times respectively. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPARADE MAGAZINE – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKSCRIMEREADS – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS AARP'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALLThe 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of LightOn their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Louise Penny Gamache is in Quebec City to enjoy the winter carnival. This does not form part of the series and was written as a simple story for adults learning to read English. When a strange key is found in Stephen’s possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d’Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. And there they discover the terrible damage done by a sin-sick soul. I also enjoy the comments on human nature. Is it kind? As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It sends them deep into the secrets Armand’s godfather has kept for decades. We can find a A monster once visited Three Pines. Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache Series of Mystery Novels. A great example is young agent Yvette Nicol, who is absolutely detestable…until she isn’t. He is drawn out of retirement by the death of Laurent Lepage, a nine-year-old boy known best in the town for crying wolf. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department, his old friend and lieutenant Jean-Guy Beauvoir hasn't spoken to him in months, and hostile forces are lining up against him. Beginning with Still Life, I waited for each audiobook, consumed them almost immediately, and then waited for the next. Louise Penny is a very talented author. When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head of the Sûreté du Québec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. I am rereading all the first ten books just because I have enjoyed them so. Guarded and angry. I’ve been waiting to review this series for a while, because I wanted to do it full justice. Definitely five star. Louise Penny The map leads him to terrifying places where he is afraid to go. St. Martin's Publishing Group. But what if, Gamache begins to ask himself, she was perfectly sane? I hold on to them like they are a treasure. Louise Penny Although Penny herself was born in Toronto, Ontario, the Chief Inspector Gamache series of books are set in the province of Quebec, in the fictional town of Three Pines. With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. The will is so odd and includes bequests that are so wildly unlikely that Gamache and the others suspect the woman must have been delusional. More than the accused is on trial. Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Volume 5) I will DEARLY miss his voice in the coming books. Let us know so we can add it ASAP. Only watch and wait. A #1 New York Times Bestseller, Louise Penny's The Long Way Home is an intriguing Chief Inspector Gamache Novel. LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She was also a finalist for the Edgar Award for How The Light Gets In. The frantic search for answers takes the investigators back to Three Pines and a stained glass window with its own horrific secrets. All the main events take in the town of Three Pines. [3][4], The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series is written by Louise Penny. The series revolves around the character of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. When my husband and I bought the Bellechasse we made a pact....Everything that stepped foot on this land would be safe. Months later, on a steamy July day as the trial for the accused begins in Montréal, Chief Superintendent Gamache continues to struggle with actions he set in motion that bitter November, from which there is no going back. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has made some close friends, but also some true enemies on his ascent to his position with la Sûreté du Québec. Inspector Gamache is a series of whodunit mystery novels by Canadian author Louise Penny, featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. It's spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth. The wise and beleaguered Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines The Brutal Telling, the fifth book in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Volume 12) For a Quebec winter is not only staggeringly beautiful but deadly, and the people of Three Pines know better than to reveal too much of themselves. He is summoned by Clara Morrow, one of the main characters in the book. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. St. Martin's Publishing Group. It is a continuation of a series with the same characters, which have been built up during the entire series, so it does not make sense to read it out of sequence, because half of the pleasure is from beeing "in the know." The series features unconventional murders, a long list of suspects, plenty of red herrings and dramatic endings. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec digs beneath the idyllic surface of village life in Three Pines, finding long buried secrets–and facing a few of his own ghosts. Louise Penny With multiple new novels every month, see what he's got this month. When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Chief Inspector Gamache series of books is a series of crime fiction novels written by Louise Penny, who is a Canadian author. All The Devils Are Here (Book 16). . Hell and High Water: A Maeve Malloy Mystery... Review: Single, Again, and Again, and Again. Still on suspension, and frankly curious, Gamache accepts and soon learns that the other two executors are Myrna Landers, the bookseller from Three Pines, and a young builder. To withdraw your consent, see Your Choices. Where nothing is as it seems. She lives in a small village south of Montréal. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec digs beneath the idyllic surface of village life in Three Pines, finding long buried secrets--and facing a few of his own ghosts. "Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie [but] it sells her short. In The Cruelest Month, Chief Inspector Gamache is called in to investigate the death of one of a group of friends who were conducting a séance in an old haunted house. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. And the terrible things hiding there. The author of the infamous Jack Reacher book series. There doesn't seem to be an upcoming book in The Inspector Gamache Series. A court that supersedes all others. With the deadly drug about to hit the streets, Gamache races for answers. Gamache has retired and settled to live in Three Pines. The series also won The Canadian Arthur Ellis Award two times.