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By Louise Penny. 2018
Un monasterio... un asesinato... un misterio. Una nueva, ingeniosa y apasionante entrega de la serie del Inspector Armand Gamache. En…
un paraje virgen de Quebec, a orillas de un lago rodeado de bosques y muy alejado de la civilización, se encuentra el monasterio de Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, donde dos docenas de monjes de clausura viven entregados a la contemplación. Cultivan un huerto, recogen los frutos del bosque, son autosuficientes y, sobre todo, cantan. Curiosamente, una comunidad que ha hecho voto de silencio es célebre en todo el mundo por sus salmodias gloriosas del canto gregoriano, cuyo impacto tan profundo en el espíritu del cantor y del oyente es conocido como «el bello misterio». Se asegura que los monjes jamás han abierto sus puertas a ningún extraño... hasta hoy, cuando los inspectores Armand Gamache y Jean-Guy Beauvoir, que llegan a bordo de una lancha motora, están a punto de convertirse en los primeros seres humanos ajenos a la orden en acceder al recinto. Su billete de entrada es un muerto, el hermano Mathieu, prior y maestro del coro, que ha sido asesinado tras recibir un fuerte golpe en el cráneo. Mientras la frágil armonía de la congregación se deteriora, poniendo al descubierto las desavenencias de un grupo profundamente dividido, Gamache tendrá que conjurar sus propios demonios y enfrentarse a uno de los casos más crípticos y complejos de su carrera. La crítica ha dicho...«Una poderosa novela literaria.»The Globe and Mail «Como en todas la novelas de Louise Penny, hay algo muy inquietante que se mueve bajo la superficie, pero en esta ocasión el desasosiego se equilibra con la serenidad de los cantos gregorianos, y ambos sentimientos se unen en una melodía de una complejidad y una belleza raramente vistas.»Booklist «Louise Penny escribe con elegancia e inteligencia sobre gente compleja que lucha contra emociones complejas. Pero su mayor don consiste en su rara habilidad para describir lo que se antoja indescriptible: los juegos de la luz, el sonido de la música celestial, una sensación de calma.»The New York Times «Un bello misterio ha acabado con todas las dudas: Louise Penny es la mejor escritora canadiense contemporánea de novela negra, una de las mejores del mundo y una de nuestras mejores escritoras con independencia del género.»The Winnipeg Free PresBy 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 TIMESBy 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.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 CleevesBy 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