louise penny a world of curiosities a novel

'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary. '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 'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA very much a book that will make you think' SHOTS 'A great sense of place and characterisation. merges the personal and professional life of her detective with equal skill and wit' THE TIMES a grown-up, timely thriller that considers the nature of cowardice. 'A satisfying and multi-layered mystery, in Penny's excellent series' IRISH INDEPENDENT With beautifully drawn characters, this is crime writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL This tale of forgiveness and redemption will resonate with many' PUBLISHERS WEEKLYįURTHER PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES: blends nuanced characterization with nail-biting suspense. 'Bestseller Penny's virtuoso 18th novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the QuÃ©bec SÃ»retÃ©. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home. In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge. But the head of homicide soon realizes there's more in that room than meets the eye. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up.Īs the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. Every word of the 160-year-old letter is filled with dread.

In it the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Did their mother's murder hurt them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered and are now about to erupt?Īs Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. Gamache and Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Now they've arrived in the village of Three Pines. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. A young man and woman have reappeared in the SÃ»retÃ© du QuÃ©bec investigators' lives after many years. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge.Īs the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. But not everything buried should come alive again. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES 'This is a hugely satisfying mystery of course, but more than that, it's a chilling morality tale. Book 18 in the acclaimed and number one-bestselling Three Pines series featuring the beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.

Louise penny a world of curiosities a novel