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Chief Inspector Gamache (Book 1)

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What to expect

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships. Gamache cannot understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of Three Pines - a place so free from crime it doesn't even have its own police force.

But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will start to give up its dark secrets...

Ten million readers.
Three pines
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache

'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES

Critics Review

Clever, full of twists and turns . . . wonderfully satisfying
Kate Mosse on How The Light Gets In
Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time
Metro
Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery
Daily Express
Brimming with atmosphere and steeped in soul-searching . . . Penny combines clever plotting with beautifully evocative descriptions and the deep affection for her characters that keeps readers travelling back to Three Pines for more
Daily Express on The Long Way Home
This is a crime novel that is rich in atmosphere with a fascinating array of characters that enhance a plot of great suspense and ingenuity
Good Book Guide on The Long Way Home
Subtle, elegant and beautifully written
Sunday Mirror on How The Light Gets In

User Reviews

Book 4.0
Narration 3.0
Author Louise Penny
Narrator Adam Sims
Series Chief Inspector Gamache
Duration 10 hours and 39 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529386721
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.0 (1 review)
Narration
3.0 (1 review)

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