Nimble sleight-of-hand plotting, strong characters, profound compassion and luminous prose are hallmarks of Penny's novels * Seattle Times * She makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes * The Times *īrain-teasing puzzles, life-and-death stakes and lots of Three Pines, a magical place where the warmth in the villagers' hearts thaws the ice on their eyelashes It's hard to see how Louise Penny can raise the stakes any further for her iconic, fatherly good guy, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, but somehow in each book she does * News & Observer * Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781529387513 Number of pages: 528 Weight: 360 g Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 40 mm MEDIA REVIEWSĪ constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves * New York Times Book Review *
'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary. When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand on a desperate search for the truth that will take him from the top of the Tour Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives.Īnd as Armand begins to uncover the secrets his godfather has kept hidden for decades, he finds himself ensnared in a web of lies and deceit that threatens to destroy everything - and everyone - he holds dear.įor even the City of Light casts long shadows. But the evening ends in horror when Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Armand is convinced is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on an elderly man's life.
On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather for a family dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. 'Makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' THE TIMES
*** WINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL 2021***
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