INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA December 2018 Indie Next Pick One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2018 PicksBookPage Best of the Year 2018 A LibraryReads Pick for November 2018 A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Winner Washington Post’s 10 Books to Read This NovemberOne of PopSugar’s Best Fall Books to Curl Up With“A captivating, wintry whodunit.” —PEOPLE“A constantly surprising series that deepens and … With
“A captivating, wintry whodunit.” —PEOPLE
“A constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves.” —Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
Kingdom of the Blind, the new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head of the Sûreté du Québec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. Still on suspension, and frankly curious, Gamache accepts and soon learns that the other two executors are Myrna Landers, the bookseller from Three Pines, and a young builder.
None of them had ever met the elderly woman.
The will is so odd and includes bequests that are so wildly unlikely that Gamache and the others suspect the woman must have been delusional. But what if, Gamache begins to ask himself, she was perfectly sane?
When a body is found, the terms of the bizarre will suddenly seem less peculiar and far more menacing.
But it isn’t the only menace Gamache is facing.
The investigation into what happened six months ago—the events that led to his suspension—has dragged on, into the dead of winter. And while most of the opioids he allowed to slip through his hands, in order to bring down the cartels, have been retrieved, there is one devastating exception.
Enough narcotic to kill thousands has disappeared into inner city Montreal. With the deadly drug about to hit the streets, Gamache races for answers.
As he uses increasingly audacious, even desperate, measures to retrieve the drug, Armand Gamache begins to see his own blind spots. And the terrible things hiding there.
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As always, Louise Penny didn’t disappoint. I think she just earned the top slot in my opinion as one of the great authors of our time. Vive Gamache!
Always a joy to read the Gamache series. Penny’s characters are funny, warm, flawed – creating a community worth knowing. Perhaps because we know some of them so well, certain plot features seem inevitable. But new characters give life to a promise of more books ahead. How great is that!
Many thanks to Louise Penny for another visit to Three Pines, as well as to the Gamache family and friends. An intriguing will left by a cleaning lady, a continuing search for drugs that slipped through the fingers of the law, and a young man with a unique hair style all come together in the latest challenging murder case and nail-biting progression of Armand Gamache’s career.
In my biased opinion, this series is much more powerful and enjoyable when read in order.
If you are a fan of Louise Penny you need add this to your stack! She never disappoints.
Louise penny can be relied on to produce each of her Gemache novels to be absolutely original and give her readers a unique plot. These books surround the reader like a warm coat to take us to the Quebec woods and weave a fascinating and believable mystery. The terrain of the s5ory must be like our northern states but has that foreign flavor that keeps us asking for more.
Any Louise Penny book is great. Her characters are fun and serious all at the same time and there are always twists.
One of Louise Penny’s best!
Canadian author Louise Penny is amazing – enormous talent and it just goes on and on. Her greatest triumph, the creation of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, and her ability to weave the very best solve-the-murder plot patterns with nary a true cliffhanger (EVER) is absolutely awesome. If you want to read this, #14 in the series, (and I highly recommend it) you should start with #1, Still Life, written in 2005. The series is set in Quebec, Canada, and the weather is also one of the characters, in my humble opinion. The main characters and their small village, Three Pines, are unforgettable. At one time there were magnets for sale: “What Would Gamache Do?” and I wish I had purchased one when they were more available. I can never just finish one of Penny’s books; I have to think about it and sometimes even have a dream about it. There are excellent life lessons woven into every plot, nuanced but still there. Do yourself a favor, and give this series a try. I will always be indebted to my good friend, Judy Crudele (also on Goodreads) for introducing me to it.
There’s no one like Louise Penny. This is wonderful, as usual.
Louise Pennt is the author of hope and gives kindness as a gift to hrt readers. Write on beautiful lady.