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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series

20 primary works • 32 total works
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's highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling mystery series has won the New Blood Dagger as well as multiple Agatha, Anthony, Dilys, Arthur Ellis, and…

Book 1

Still Life
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3.90 · 282206 Ratings · 22580 Reviews · published 2005 · 131 editions
The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thank…

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    Book 2

    A Fatal Grace
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    4.09     · 142761 Ratings · 10442 Reviews · published 2006 · 127 editions
    Welcome to winter in Three Pines, a picturesque vi…

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    Book 3

    The Cruelest Month
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    4.15     · 116854 Ratings · 7840 Reviews · published 2007 · 111 editions
    It's Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peace…

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    Book 4

    A Rule Against Murder
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    4.21     · 108261 Ratings · 7194 Reviews · published 2008 · 111 editions
    "What happened here last night isn't allowed," sai…

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    Book 5

    The Brutal Telling
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    4.23     · 95828 Ratings · 7217 Reviews · published 2009 · 84 editions
    Chaos is coming, old son.

    With th…

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    Book 6

    Bury Your Dead
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    4.35     · 97014 Ratings · 8302 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    It is Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly col…

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    Book 6.5

    The Hangman
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    3.70     · 28521 Ratings · 2198 Reviews · published 2010 · 11 editions
    On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through …

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    Book 7

    A Trick of the Light
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    4.32     · 89122 Ratings · 6217 Reviews · published 2011 · 81 editions
    "Hearts are broken," Lillian Dyson carefully under…

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    Book 8

    The Beautiful Mystery
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    4.20     · 90246 Ratings · 8161 Reviews · published 2012 · 66 editions
    No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of…

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    Book 9

    How the Light Gets In
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    4.48     · 97367 Ratings · 8840 Reviews · published 2013 · 77 editions
    Christmas is approaching, and in Québec it's a tim…

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    Book 10

    The Long Way Home
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    4.07     · 79726 Ratings · 7021 Reviews · published 2014 · 76 editions
    Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Arm…

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    Book 11

    The Nature of the Beast
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    4.25     · 74647 Ratings · 6136 Reviews · published 2015 · 51 editions
    Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Le…

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    Book 12

    A Great Reckoning
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    4.43     · 83165 Ratings · 7336 Reviews · published 2016 · 59 editions
    When an intricate old map is found stuffed into th…

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    Book 13

    Glass Houses
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    4.33     · 80212 Ratings · 7312 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    When a mysterious figure appears in Three Pines on…

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    Book 14

    Kingdom of the Blind
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    4.32     · 72602 Ratings · 6336 Reviews · published 2018 · 10 editions
    When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gam…

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    Book 15

    A Better Man
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    4.30     · 73302 Ratings · 6340 Reviews · published 2019 · 44 editions
    Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks i…

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    Book 16

    All the Devils Are Here
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    4.43     · 81518 Ratings · 8381 Reviews · published 2020 · 44 editions
    The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Pen…

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    Book 17

    The Madness of Crowds
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    4.18     · 78443 Ratings · 7102 Reviews · published 2021 · 36 editions
    You’re a coward.

    Time and again, as the New Year ap…

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    Book 18

    A World of Curiosities
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    4.44     · 78739 Ratings · 7251 Reviews · published 2022 · 26 editions
    Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eigh…

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    Book 19

    The Grey Wolf
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    4.12     · 61093 Ratings · 5740 Reviews · published 2024 · 1 edition
    The nineteenth mystery in the #1 New York Times be…

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    Book 20

    The Black Wolf
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    4.23     · 18773 Ratings · 1731 Reviews · published 2025 · 15 editions
    Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf…

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    Book 1-3

    Still Life / A Fatal Grace / The Cruelest Month
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    4.45     · 2420 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

    #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling a…

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    Book 1-4

    Chief Inspector Gamache #1-4
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    4.41     · 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    Coleção com mais de 10 milhões de livros vendidos …

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    Book 1-5

    Chief Inspector Gamache: Still Life / A Fatal Grace / The Cruellest Month / A Rule Against Murder / The Brutal Telling
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    4.38     · 209 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 3 editions
    Please Note That The Following Individual Books As…

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    Book 1-10

    The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series, Books 1-10
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    4.63     · 324 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling a…

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    Book 1-12

    Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
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    4.64     · 216 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling a…

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    Book 4-6

    The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series, Books 4-6
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    4.66     · 1381 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
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    Book 5-6

    The Brutal Telling / Bury Your Dead
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    4.35     · 460 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Chaos is coming, old son.

    With those words the peac…

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    Book 6-10

    Bury Your Dead / A Trick Of The Light / The Beautiful Mystery / How The Light Gets In / The Long Way Home
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    4.51     · 149 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 3 editions
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    Book 7-9

    The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series, #7-9
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    4.74     · 1678 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling a…

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    Book 11-15

    Chief Inspector Gamache #11-15
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    4.69     · 61 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    The Nature of the Beast, A Great Reckoning, Glass …

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    Book 11-17

    Chief Inspector Gamache Book Series (11-17) Collection 7 Books Set By Louise Penny
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    4.23     · 74 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    Please Note That The Following Individual Books As…

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