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A Better Man
Chief Inspector Gamache (Related to this series)
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Narrator
- Adam Sims
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2019
- Run Time
- 13 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS
There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.
The air is unbearably tense as Armand Gamache returns to work since being demoted from its command to head of homicide. Amid blistering personal social media attacks, Gamache sets out on his first assignment. He has been tasked with finding a missing woman, but while he leads the search for Vivienne Godin, his home of Three Pines itself is threatened when the river breaks its banks, and an emergency is declared.
As the waters rise, a body is discovered - and the victim's distraught father contemplates revenge. Gamache is a father himself, and is haunted by a question . . . what would he do, if his child's killer might walk free?
Millions of readers worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.
Critics Review
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No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny
Elly Griffiths
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Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times
Denise Mina
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Fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings
Ann Cleeves
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One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction
The Times
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Another great Gamache murder mystery, expertly narrated by Adam Sims
jcollis 2026-08-02
Details
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Narrator
- Adam Sims
- Duration
- 13 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529386684
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
'One of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHSThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.The air is unbearably tense as Armand Gamache returns to work since being demoted from its command to head of homicide. Amid blistering personal social media attacks, Gamache sets out on his first assignment. He has been tasked with finding a missing woman, but while he leads the search for Vivienne Godin, his home of Three Pines itself is threatened when the river breaks its banks, and an emergency is declared.As the waters rise, a body is discovered - and the victim's distraught father contemplates revenge. Gamache is a father himself, and is haunted by a question . . . what would he do, if his child's killer might walk free?Millions of readers worldwide.One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.
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