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Défense de tuer (Armand Gamache enquête #4)
By Louise Penny. 2012
Au plus fort de l'été, le Manoir Bellechasse accueille les membres d'une riche famille canadienne-anglaise venus rendre un hommage à…
leur défunt patriarche. Dans les esprits comme dans le ciel, l'atmosphère s'alourdit et une tempête s'abat, laissant derrière elle un cadavre presque trop bien mis en scène. Mais qui aurait l'audace de tuer sous les yeux d'Armand Gamache qui célèbre là, comme chaque année, son anniversaire de mariage ? Au coeur des bois, derrière les convenances et les sourires polis, la haine et le passé refont surface, persuadant Gamache que le meurtre est comme l'orage : une libération.The brutal telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #5)
By Louise Penny. 2009
A stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store and all clues point to bistro owner Olivier…
being the killer. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets long buried - but not forgotten. Some strong language. 2009.The murder stone (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #4)
By Louise Penny. 2008
The Manoir Bellechasse is playing host to the Finney family reunion, there to pay tribute to their father. Old secrets…
and bitter rivalries begin to simmer, and soon a dead body is discovered. Chief Inspector Gamache, also a guest at the resort, finds himself with a hotel full of suspects, including the staff, and with the hotel locked down, a cornered predator. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2008.The brutal telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #5)
By Louise Penny. 2009
A stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store and all clues point to bistro owner Olivier…
being the killer. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets long buried - but not forgotten. Some strong language. 2009.The cruelest month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #3)
By Louise Penny. 2007
Armand Gamache is called to the village of Three Pines to investigate a mysterious death resulting from a séance. Gamache…
soon finds that the village is haunted by deeply buried secrets, and that he himself is the target of a powerful enemy within the Sureté du Québec. Some descriptions of violence, strong language. 2007.The Madness of Crowds: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 17 (Chief Inspector Gamache)
By Louise Penny. 2021
The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series.When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to…
provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security for what sounds like a minor, even mundane lecture? But dangerous ideas about who deserves to live in order for society to thrive are rapidly gaining popularity, fuelled by the research of the eminent Professor Abigail Robinson. Yet for every person seduced by her theories there is another who is horrified by them. When a murder is committed days after the lecture, it's clear that within crowds can lie madness. To uncover the truth, Gamache must put his own feelings about the divisive Professor to one side. But with her ideas gaining ground, the line separating good and evil, right and wrong, is quickly blurring - especially when the case leads unexpectedly close to home ...PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA 'She makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' THE TIMES'Gamache has become to Canada what Hercule Poirot is to Belgium' THE NEW YORK TIMES'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'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary . . . Miraculous' WASHINGTON POST'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny.' ELLY GRIFFITHS'An absolute joy' IRISH TIMESThe Madness of Crowds: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 17 (Chief Inspector Gamache)
By Louise Penny. 2021
The new book in the internationally bestselling Gamache series by 'one of the greatest crime writers of our time' (Denise…
Mina).The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series.When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security for what sounds like a minor, even mundane lecture? But dangerous ideas about who deserves to live in order for society to thrive are rapidly gaining popularity, fuelled by the research of the eminent Professor Abigail Robinson. Yet for every person seduced by her theories there is another who is horrified by them. When a murder is committed days after the lecture, it's clear that within crowds can lie madness. To uncover the truth, Gamache must put his own feelings about the divisive Professor to one side. But with her ideas gaining ground, the line separating good and evil, right and wrong, is quickly blurring - especially when the case leads unexpectedly close to home...Includes a bonus conversation between the author and audiobook narrator Adam Sims.(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton LtdAs ancient Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, Armand Gamache, renowned chief of the Quebec police force, investigates…
a brutal murder committed in the Literary & Historical Society, a library owned by the city?s English residents.Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Ser. #1)
By Louise Penny. 2005
The CWA Dagger-winning first novel from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny, introducing Chief Inspector…
Armand Gamache.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...'Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache of the Quebec police is one of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' The Times'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann CleevesThe award-winning third novel from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise PennyIt's Easter, and on a…
glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead . . .When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning, he faces an unusual crime scene. A séance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong and someone has been seemingly frightened to death. In indyllic Three Pines, terrible secrets lie buried, and even Gamache has something to hide. One of his own team is about to betray him. But how far will they go to ensure Gamache's downfall?'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves'Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series gets better with each book' Globe and MailThe fifth novel in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise…
PennyWhen Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to death, and there is no sign of a weapon, a motive or even the dead man's name. As Gamache and his colleagues start to dig under the skin of this peaceful haven for clues, they uncover a trail of stolen treasure, mysterious codes and a shameful history that begins to shed light on the victim's identity - and points to a terrifying killer...'The best Gamache so far' Globe and Mail'Ingenious and unexpected' Guardian'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann CleevesBury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Ser. #6)
By Louise Penny. 2010
The multi-award-winning novel from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny, and the sixth book in…
the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache seriesAs Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone walls cracking in the cold, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache plunges into the strangest case of his celebrated career. A man has been brutally murdered in one of the city's oldest buildings - a library where the English citizens of Quebec safeguard their history. And the death opens a door into the past, exposing a mystery that has lain dormant for centuries . . . a mystery Gamache must solve if he's to catch a present-day killer.Steeped in luscious atmosphere, brimming with the suspense and wit that have earned Louise Penny a massive global following, BURY YOUR DEAD is an ingenious suspense novel.'Penny's best book to date . . . A stunner' Stephen Booth'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves