A better man by louise penny book 15 in the chief inspector armand gamache crime mystery series, 2019. A better man 2019 with flood waters rising all across the province, gamache is back in his position as head of the homicide departments, leading to him being approached by a distraught father wanting to find his missing daughter. Aug 22, 2014 the long way home is the 10th in canadian author louise pennys popular, awardwinning detective series, featuring quebecs chief inspector of homicide, armand gamache. Canadian author louise penny has become one of the biggest names in crime fiction in the last decade. Fortunately, there are authors like louise penny that are also worth investigatingand weve. Te format poche paperback by louise penny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Louise penny cm born 1958 is a canadian author of mystery novels set in the canadian province of quebec centred on the work of francophone chief. This is the offical website for louise penny, the author of the awardwinning armand gamache series of murder mysteries im so glad youve discovered three pines and. I have read and enjoyed all of louise pennys inspector gamache books. Louise penny interview chief inspector gamache series. Known best for chief inspector gamaches adventures, penny has a way of taking a simple police procedural and twisting and turning it into a thrilling adventure. Armand couldnt do anything to remove the figure because no crime.
The armand gamache series, books 112 by louise penny. The previous books have featured murders taking place on thanksgiving, boxing day and easter. Chief inspector armand gamache series by louise penny. A novel chief inspector gamache novel by penny, louise and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you enjoy detectives investigating extraordinarily mysterious cases, try these books to read if. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the agatha award six times, and was a. The setting of louise penny book was also similar to the settings in agatha christie books, but that didnt stop louise penny from pursuing her dream as a writer. If you enjoy reading crime mystery novels set in small towns or villages with lots of secrets buried and lots of skeletons laying around, you will love. Louise penny cm born 1958 is a canadian author of mystery novels set in the. Fortunately, there are authors like louise penny that are also worth investigatingand. Unfortunately, too little time so many books to discover. Chief inspector armand gamache of the surete du quebec digs beneath the idyllic surface of village life in three pines, finding long buried secretsand facing a few of his own ghosts. Aug 26, 2014 chief inspector gamache 3 books collection set by louise penny still life, dead cold, the cruellest month. With nathaniel parker, anthony lemke, kate hewlett, gabriel hogan.
Since 2005 penny has published over a dozen armand gamache books, many of them winning such prestigious awards as the new blood dagger, arthur ellis, barry, anthony, dilys, agatha, and nero awards. With those words the peace of three pines is shattered. New narrator for louise pennys inspector gamache is a pitch. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the armand gamache series, books 112 chief inspector gamache novel. Louise penny is a canadian bestselling author who is most known for her chief inspector armand gamache series of books, featuring the ci in three pines, a small village south of montreal. In louise penny s second novel in the series we are brought back to the quaint rural village of three pines. Before becoming a published author, louise worked for cbc as a radio host and journalist.
Every week, well explore the world of three pines as louise delves into the backstories of her books with new insights. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everybody goes to oliviers bistroincluding a stranger whose murdered. The first book in the series, still life, was released in 2006 and won the new blood dagger award, arthur ellis award, the. Louise penny has 43 books on goodreads with 81039 ratings. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the agatha award six times, and was a finalist for the edgar award for best novel. The long way home is the 10th in canadian author louise pennys popular, awardwinning detective series, featuring quebecs chief inspector of homicide, armand gamache. Its gamaches first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with. Books to read if you like louise penny newinbooksnewinbooks. Sep, 2016 a new york times bestselling author and fivetime agatha award winner among many others, louise penny captured lightning in a bottle when she created her quebecois detective hero, chief inspector armand gamache. In louise pennys second novel in the series we are brought back to the quaint rural village of three pines.
Below is a list of all of louise pennys books in order of when they were originally. The chief inspector gamache series, books 1 10 by louise. The chief inspector armand gamache book series by louise penny includes books still life, a fatal grace, the cruelest month, and several more. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the agatha award seven times, and was a finalist for the edgar award for best novel. Shes found a sweet spot with her chief inspector gamache series, which mixes the intimacy. Now, heres the order, from the first to the most recent. The series is set around the life of chief inspector armand gamache of surete du quebec, the provincial police force for quebec. 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. Still life, a fatal gracedead cold same book, different title, the cruelest month, a rule against. Review louise pennys new novel shows once again why she. Louise pennys highly acclaimed, new york times bestselling mystery series has won the new blood dagger as well as multiple agatha, anthony, dilys, arthur ellis, an. The series is set in quebec and gamache works for the surete du quebec, where he heads the homicide department. Here, in this post, you will find the extensive list of louise penny books in order along with synopses of all the books. Chief inspector armand gamache is the main character in a series of mystery novels written by canadian author louise penny.
Her novels are britishstyled whodunit mysteries inspired by authors such as agatha christie and dorothy l. In 2010 the first book, still life, was cited as one of the five mysterycrime novels of. Sep, 2017 louise penny was fortunate to uncover robert bathurst to read her superior inspector gamache mysteries, but he is not the only one to have voiced the calm, brilliant and wryly amused canadian. This is the offical website for louise penny, the author of the awardwinning armand gamache series of murder mysteries im so glad youve discovered three pines and the armand gamache books. This is a treat for readers of the first installment of the series as all of the townsfolk are present. The complete series list for chief inspector gamache louise penny. Louise penny cm born 1958 is a canadian author of mystery novels set in the canadian province of quebec centred on the work of francophone chief inspector armand gamache of the surete du quebec. Additionally, louise has won five agatha awards and five anthony awards. Apr 14, 2019 brome lake books, 45 chemin lakeside, knowlton, canada. If you are a fan of mystery books you have probably heard of louise penny and her inspector gamache series.
The armand gamache series, books 112 chief inspector gamache novel kindle edition by penny, louise. And if you are about to start reading louise pennys works, you are at the right place. Louise penny has won several awards for her inspector gamache novels, including the agatha award for the best mystery novel of the year five times four of them in consecutive years. Louise pennys first published book was still life, which was also the first book in the inspector gamache series of books. So yes, if you like mystery novels this series is a mustread. Mystery author louise pennys book turned tv movie awardwinning author louise penny resisted many offers to take her books to the small screen. I think youd enjoy the books even more if read in order. Louise penny happily retired in the village of three pines, armand gamache, former chief inspector of homicide with the surete du quebec, has found a peace hed only imagined possible. The armand gamache series, books 112 chief inspector.
Ralph cosham offers a deep reading of inspector gamache, opening the heros mind, heart, and soul for listeners to experience on a visceral level. A new york times bestselling author and fivetime agatha award winner among many others, louise penny captured lightning in a bottle when she created her quebecois detective hero, chief inspector armand gamache but now youve read the entire series. Books in the series have been nominated for and received numerous awards. Once again however the most interesting and engaging character is chief inspector armand gamache. New york times bestselling author louise penny relishes secrets in her breathtaking mysteries. Shes the author of the chapter mystery fiction in genreflecting. Louise penny chief inspector gamache series real places of. She has been awarded the john creasey dagger, nero, and barry awards, as well as two each of the arthur ellis, macavity, and dilys awards. Feb 20, 2019 i have read and enjoyed all of louise pennys inspector gamache books.
Review louise pennys new novel shows once again why shes. Louise penny started her literary career with the first novel in the inspector gamache series, still life, in 2005. New narrator for louise pennys inspector gamache is a. Louise pennys highly acclaimed, new york times bestselling mystery series has won the new blood dagger as well as multiple agatha, anthony, dilys, arthur. Louise penny is a canadian novelist of mystery novels, featuring inspector armand gamache and set in quebec.
If you enjoy reading crime mystery novels set in small towns or villages with lots of secrets buried and lots of skeletons laying around, you will love reading these books. Its gamache s first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his. Louise pennys work was often compared to agatha christie because the main character gamache reminded other mystery fan readers of the main character in chrisitie books. Three pines is such an intriguing part of all the books. I dont think i would ever be able to read louise pennys books as long as i can listen to the wonder ralph cosham narrate, since he is inspector gamache. Order of louise penny books louise penny is a canadian novelist of mystery novels, featuring inspector armand gamache and set in quebec. In louise pennys new book, glass houses, armand gamache, who is by now a chief superintendent of the quebec provincial police surete du quebec, encounters a tall, hooded figure standing unmoving in the greens of the village for three days, a foreboding of something dark and sinister, and a murder of a body discovered by armands own wife, reinemarie. Chief inspector gamache 3 books collection set by louise penny. Penny tried her hand at historical fiction, which she was unable to finish, before writing in the mystery genre she became famous for. In louise pennys new book, glass houses, armand gamache, who is by now a chief superintendent of the quebec provincial police surete du quebec, encounters a tall, hooded figure standing unmoving in the greens of the village for three days, a foreboding of something dark and sinister, and a murder of a body discovered by armands own wife, reinemarie gamache, in the church basement. Chief inspector armand gamache of the surete du quebec digs beneath the idyllic surface of.
Louise penny s inspector gamache series of mystery novels. And, shes been a fan of louise pennys work since she first read still life in 2006. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a. I started reading her books after reading all of the books by martha grimes. Her first published novel was the beginning of the inspector gamache series, still life, which was published in 2005. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, the balm in gilead, in his large hands. Pennys first career was as a radio broadcaster for the canadian broadcasting corporation cbc. Brome lake books, 45 chemin lakeside, knowlton, canada. Louise penny was fortunate to uncover robert bathurst to read her superior inspector gamache mysteries, but he is not the only one to have voiced the calm, brilliant and wryly amused canadian. Chief inspector gamachethree pines audiobooks listen to. These are, in my own opinion, the top five louise penny books. Like a slightly sinister holiday letter, pennys mysteries, which have been coming out regularly for over a decade, catch up readers on.
She won numerous awards during her writing career, including the anthony award for best novel of the year five times, and the agatha awards for best mystery novel of the year five times as well. Inspector gamache is a series of whodunit mystery novels by canadian author louise penny, featuring chief inspector armand gamache. The style of writing by louise penny, was for me reminiscent of martha grimes. The order of the gamache books, from first to most recent, is. See the complete chief inspector armand gamache series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Ralph cosham, the voice of armand gamache in louise penny.
Chief inspector gamache series in order louise penny. Below is a list of all of louise pennys inspector gamache books in order of when they were originally released which is also their chronological order. H ere is the complete list of books published by louise penny, a radio broadcaster and a beloved canadian author louise penny is famous for her mystery fiction novels. Louise penny books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Louise pennys inspector gamache series of mystery novels. Nov 27, 2018 like a slightly sinister holiday letter, pennys mysteries, which have been coming out regularly for over a decade, catch up readers on the latest news with gamaches unruffled wife, reine. Louise pennys chief inspector gamache series about chief. If you enjoy reading crime mystery novels set in small towns or villages with lots of secrets buried and lots of skeletons laying around, you will love reading. Now, a cbc film adaptation of her book, still life.