How The Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Gamache Book 9): Louise Penny

How The Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Gamache Book 9): Louise Penny

by Louise Penny (Author)

Synopsis

The number one New York Times bestseller A DETECTIVE As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips Quebec, shadows are closing in on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department and hostile forces are lining up against him. A DISAPPEARANCE When Gamache receives a message about a mysterious case in Three Pines, he is compelled to investigate -- a woman who was once one of the most famous people in the world has vanished. A DEADLY CONCLUSION As he begins to shed light on the investigation, he is drawn into a web of murder, lies and unimaginable corruption at the heart of the city. Facing his most challenging, and personal, case to date, can Gamache save the reputation of the Surete, those he holds dear and himself? Evocative, gripping and atmospheric, this magnificent work of crime fiction from international bestselling author Louise Penny will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: 0
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 06 Nov 2014

ISBN 10: 075154423X
ISBN 13: 9780751544237
Book Overview: The number one New York Times bestseller from critically acclaimed and multi-award winning author, Louise Penny, shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger Award
Prizes: Shortlisted for Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Novel Category 2014. Long-listed for CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger 2014.

Media Reviews
Once again, Penny delivers a masterful, nuanced suspense novel in which tone and setting are just as riveting as the murderer's who and why * People Magazine *
Masterful . . . unfolds with subtlety and intelligence. Once again, Penny impressively balances personal courage and faith with heartbreaking choices and monstrous evil * Publishers Weekly *
Subtle, elegant and beautifully written * Daily Mirror *
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 *
Another bravura performance from an author who has reinvented the village mystery as profoundly as Dashiell Hammett transformed the detective novel * Booklist *
Clever, full of twists and turns, a wonderfully satisfying -- and moving -- addition to Penny's atmospheric, distinctive series * Kate Mosse *
Author Bio
Louise Penny is the Number One New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache series, including Still Life, which won the CWA John Creasey Dagger in 2006. Recipient of virtually every existing award for crime fiction, Louise was also granted The Order of Canada in 2014 and received an honorary doctorate of literature from Carleton University and the Ordre Nationale du Quebec in 2017. She lives in a small village south of Montreal.