Cruel Words
The novel “Cruel Words” continues a series of investigations by the brilliant Chief Inspector Armand Gamache—Avril new character created by Louise Penny, the only five-time recipient of the Agatha Christie Award in the world.
At night, in a secluded cabin deep in the forest, two people sit and talk. After a short time, one of them dies, taking all his secrets to the grave. His murder is another riddle that Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team must solve. At first they have neither the murder weapon nor a motive—only suspicions. One thing is obvious: this man was treacherously killed by someone he knew well. And even after his death, the web of betrayal keeps spinning…
Bury Your Dead
The novel “Bury Your Dead” continues the series of investigations by the brilliant Chief Inspector Armand Gamache—Louise Penny’s newest character, the only five-time recipient of the Agatha Christie Award in the world.
While the ancient stone walls of Old Quebec crack under the winter cold, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigates the strangest case in his successful career. In the building of a respectable Literary and Historical Society, a body is found. The man was brutally killed at the moment when he was digging up the basement. His death is clearly connected to one of the greatest mysteries in Quebec’s history, the roots of which go back to a distant past. And only by solving this secret can Gamache find the killer…
The Different Shades of Death
The novel “Different Shades of Death” continues the series of investigations by the brilliant Chief Inspector Armand Gamache—Louise Penny’s newest character, the only five-time recipient of the Agatha Christie Award in the world.
Only yesterday, the artist Clara Morrow experienced the moments of her greatest triumph: the opening of her personal exhibition at a prestigious museum in Montreal took place with enormous success. And today everything falls apart, as if in a bad dream. Near Clara’s house in the village of Three Pines, a murdered woman is found—and it turns out she is an old acquaintance of Clara, with whom Clara once had a complicated relationship. Suspicion of the murder falls on the artist. All the facts seem to point against her. However, the intuition tells Chief Inspector Armand Gamache that in this case, facts are not the main thing. To get to the truth, he will have to plunge headfirst into the world of art, where there are so many half-tones and shades, and the play of light sometimes completely changes the picture…
This Beautiful Mystery
The novel “This Beautiful Mystery” continues the series of investigations by the brilliant Chief Inspector Armand Gamache—Louise Penny’s newest character, the only five-time recipient of the Agatha Christie Award in the world.
In this secluded monastery lost in the depths of Quebec, silence almost always reigns, interrupted only by ancient chants. The monks’ beautiful voices enchant everyone who is lucky enough to hear them, and it seems that next to this beauty, there is no room for evil. But a murder occurs in the monastery, and Chief Inspector Armand Gamache begins an investigation without suspecting that he himself will soon become a victim—of betrayal carried out by his most devoted assistant…