Louise Penny Libros

¿Quién es el hombre muerto que nadie conoce? ¿Cómo llegó su cadáver sin ser visto al bistró que se encuentra entre una panadería y una librería en medio de Three Pines? Y, ¿quién ha matado al hombre? Es un gris y lluvioso domingo por la mañana a principios de septiembre. Myrna Landers, la librera de Three Pines, descubre al muerto y rápidamente informa a Olivier, el dueño del bistró, y a su pareja, Gabri. Los tres coinciden: es preferible un extraño muerto que un amigo. Sin embargo, que alguien haya estado merodeando sin ser visto en el tranquilo Three Pines es extraño, especialmente porque el pueblo está tan escondido en los bosques canadienses que pocos conocen su existencia. Armand Gamache, que está desayunando con su familia en Montreal, debe acudir con su equipo. A medida que avanzan las investigaciones, Olivier comienza a ser sospechoso. ¿Qué oscuros secretos de su pasado intenta ocultar de Gamache y de los demás habitantes del pueblo?

Una novela atmosférica y llena de suspense, la más ingeniosa de Louise Penny hasta la fecha. El inspector jefe Armand Gamache, felizmente retirado en el idílico pueblo de Three Pines, ve interrumpida su paz cuando Clara Morrow le pide ayuda para encontrar a su esposo Peter, quien no ha regresado tras un año de separación. A medida que Gamache se adentra en el caso, explora la mente torturada de Peter, un pintor desesperado por recuperar su fama, dispuesto a vender su alma al diablo. Junto a su antiguo segundo al mando, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, y Myrna Landers, Gamache emprende un viaje que los lleva lejos de Three Pines, hasta la desembocadura del río San Lorenzo, donde descubren un rastro mortal de envidia y engaño que pone en peligro sus vidas. Esta décima entrega de la serie protagonizada por Armand Gamache es una profunda investigación psicológica sobre la creación y la lucha interna de los artistas. Una novela tensa y vertiginosa, que atrapa de principio a fin y deja al lector deslumbrado, consolidándose como una obra de arte que trasciende el género.

*** NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER *** 'Full of twists and turns . . . Wonderfully satisfying' KATE MOSSE There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips Quebec, shadows are closing in on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. When he 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. The investigation gathers momentum and Gamache 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 he save the reputation of the police force, those he holds dear and himself? Millions of readers worldwide. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

The next novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. On the first day of his new job, Armand Gamache is given the gift of an intricate old map that was stuffed in the walls of the bistro of Three Pines.the Qu.bec village he now calls home. The map eventually leads him to shattering secrets, and an old friend and older adversary. It leads the former Chief of Homicide to places even he is afraid to go. But must. There he finds four young cadets in the police academy, and a dead professor. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map. Everywhere Gamache turns, he sees one of the cadets.

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm and confusion among everyone who sees it. Chief Superintendent, Armand Gamache knows something is seriously wrong, but all he can do is watch and wait, hoping his worst fears are not realised. But when the figure disappears and a dead body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to investigate. In the early days of the murder inquiry, and months later, as the trial for the accused begins, Gamache must face the consequences of his decisions, and his actions, from which there is no going back . . . Gripping, surprising and powerful, Glass Houses is the new ingenious and illuminating novel from number one bestseller, Louise Penny, which will leave you spellbound until the final page.

Former Chief Inspector Gamache has been hunting killers his entire career and as the new commander of the Surete Academy, he is given the chance to combat the corruption and brutality that has been rife throughout the force. But when a former colleague and professor of the Surete Academy is found murdered, with a mysterious map of Three Pines in his possession, Gamache has an even tougher task ahead of him. When suspicion turns to Gamache himself, and his possible involvement in the crime, the frantic search for answers takes the investigation to the village of Three Pines, where a series of shattering secrets are poised to be revealed ... Ingenious, gripping, and powerful, A Great Reckoning is the new spellbinding novel from number one bestseller, Louise Penny. Evocative and atmospheric, this magnificent work of crime fiction will stay with you long after you turn the final page

'Outstanding' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'No one writes evil like Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. As Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone walls cracking in the cold, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache plunges into the strangest case of his celebrated career. A man has been brutally murdered in one of the city's oldest buildings - a library where the English citizens of Quebec safeguard their history. And the death opens a door into the past, exposing a mystery that has lain dormant for centuries . . . a mystery Gamache must solve if he's to catch a present-day killer. Millions of readers worldwide. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

The New York Times Bestseller 'Stellar . . . With her smart plot and fascinating, nuanced characters, Penny proves again that she is one of our finest writers' (People Magazine) In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes wide, her neck broken. Her death is a mystery; so is the woman herself. But as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team peer into the dark corners of the victim's past, they expose a secret that rots at the very heart of their community - a secret that will implicate someone they've trusted for years. And as Gamache knows too well, in the flickering shadows of death, the truth may be just a trick of the light.

The stunning new novel from award-winning, number one bestseller Louise Penny sees her complex, moral hero Chief Inspector Gamache in Paris for case to keep readers hooked.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the latest installment of Louise Penny's beloved series. As spring arrives in Three Pines, the village begins to shake off the remnants of winter. However, not everything that has been dormant should resurface. With the villagers preparing for a special celebration, Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir are troubled by the unexpected return of a young man and woman linked to a tragic case from their past—the murder of their mother when they were children. The memories of that case, which initially united Gamache and Beauvoir, resurface, raising concerns about the lasting impact of the trauma on the siblings. As Gamache investigates, he uncovers a letter from a long-dead stonemason, filled with terror about sealing an attic room in the village. When the villagers decide to open it, they uncover a trove of curiosities. Yet, Gamache realizes that the room holds more than just artifacts; it contains hidden messages and puzzles that hint at impending chaos. In unsealing the room, they inadvertently release an old enemy into their midst, threatening their lives and the sanctity of Gamache's home.

When Armand Gamache receives a letter inviting him to an abandoned farmhouse outside of Three Pines, the former head of the Surete du Quebec discovers that a complete stranger has named him as executor of her will. Armand never knew the elderly woman, and the bequests are so wildly unlikely that he suspects she must have been delusional -- until a body is found, and the terms of the bizarre document suddenly seem far more menacing. Armand sets about investigating, but meanwhile he is taking increasingly desperate measures to rectify the recent events that led to his suspension. As he does, he begins to see his own blind spots -- and the terrible things hiding there ...

It's Gamache's first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a daughter of his own, he finds himself developing a profound, and perhaps unwise, empathy for her distraught father.

A MONASTERY Hidden deep in the wilderness are the cloisters of two dozen monks - men of prayer and music, famous the world over for their glorious voices. A MURDER But a brutal death throws the monastery doors open to the world. And through them walks the only man who can shine light upon the dark deeds within: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. A MYSTERY Who among the brothers has become an angel of death? As the peace of the monastery crumbles around him, Gamache finds clues in the divine, the human, and the cracks in between. Ingenious, gripping, and powerful, The Beautiful Mystery is the most outstanding novel yet from international bestselling phenomenon Louise Penny.

Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village. But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true. And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. What they uncover deep in the forest sets off a sequence of events that leads to murder, leads to an old crime, leads to an old betrayal. Leads right to the door of an old poet. And now it is now, writes Ruth Zardo. And the dark thing is here. A monster once visited Three Pines. And put down deep roots. And now, Ruth knows, it is back. Armand Gamache, the former head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec, must face the possibility that, in not believing the boy, he himself played a terrible part in what happens next.

Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding. Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf. But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there? Armand is appalled to think his mistake has allowed their conspiracy to grow, to gather supporters. To spread lies, manufacture enemies, and feed hatred and division. Still recovering from wounds received in stopping the first attack, Armand is confined to the village of Three Pines, leading a covert investigation from there. He must be careful not to let the Black Wolf know he has recognized his mistake. In a quiet church basement, he and his senior agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, pore over what little evidence they have. Two notebooks. A few mysterious numbers on a tattered map of Québec. And a phrase repeated by the person they had called the Grey Wolf.

'No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. It's Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead . . . When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning, he faces an unusual crime scene. A séance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong and someone has been seemingly frightened to death. In idyllic Three Pines, terrible secrets lie buried, and even Gamache has something to hide. One of his own team is about to betray him. But how far will they go to ensure Gamache's downfall? Ten million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache. 'The series is grand and deep and altogether extraordinary' WASHINGTON POST

Previously published as Dead Cold The award-winning second novel from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny. Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow. It's a time of peace and goodwill - until a scream pierces the biting air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Despite the large crowd, there are no witnesses and - apparently - no clues. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache discovers a history of secrets and enemies in the dead woman's past. But he has enemies of his own, and as he is frozen out of decision-making in the Surete du Quebec, he has to decide who he can trust... 'Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache of the Quebec police is one of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' The Times 'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves

As the New Year approaches, Armand Gamache faces accusations of cowardice while trying to enjoy a holiday in the Québec village of Three Pines. His family time is disrupted by a request to provide security for a seemingly innocuous lecture by Professor Abigail Robinson at a nearby university. Initially baffled by the assignment, Gamache soon uncovers a disturbing agenda behind Robinson's views. Despite his concerns, the university refuses to cancel the lecture, defending academic freedom and accusing him of censorship. As Robinson's controversial ideas infiltrate conversations, the community becomes polarized, blurring the lines between truth and delusion. What begins as casual discussions escalates into heated arguments and conflict, fueled by Robinson's promise that following her will lead to well-being. However, Gamache and his team realize the danger this presents. When a murder occurs, it falls to them to investigate not only the crime but also the extraordinary delusion gripping the town. In the face of escalating madness, Gamache must navigate a landscape where reality is increasingly distorted, and the stakes are life and death.

In this gripping thriller, Chief Inspector Gamache confronts a looming global threat that demands urgent action. As he navigates a perilous landscape, the stakes escalate, showcasing his resourcefulness and determination. The narrative promises intense suspense and intricate plot twists, characteristic of Louise Penny's acclaimed storytelling, as Gamache races against time to protect lives and unravel the mystery.

State of Terror is a critically acclaimed, Sunday Times and number one New York Times Bestseller; it is an edge of your seat international political thriller by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny.

Previously published as The Murder Stone 'Impossible to put down' Globe and Mail It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all... 'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves

"In a small town in Quebec a women supposedly loved by her community is found in the woods, murdered. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache looks for the small clues which will point him to the killer."--Source inconnue.

Inspector Armand Gamache ermittelt im Mordfall der beliebten Madeleine Favreau in Three Pines. Trotz der Mauer des Schweigens dringt er mit seiner Hartnäckigkeit in die dunklen Geheimnisse der Idylle vor. Doch ein Maulwurf in seinem Team bedroht seine Ermittlungen und sein Leben.

Роман «Время предательства» продолжает серию расследований старшего инспектора Армана Гамаша. Этот обаятельный персонаж создан пером Луизы Пенни, единственного в мире пятикратного лауреата премии Агаты Кристи. Психологическая острота и динамизм повествования, присущие всем детективам Пенни, обещают читателю захватывающее путешествие по перипетиям сюжета вплоть до самой развязки. Для Армана Гамаша настали трудные времена. Его самый верный и преданный помощник отвернулся от своего наставника. Отдел по расследованию убийств, который Гамаш кропотливо создавал многие годы, расформирован, все сотрудники переведены в другие отделы, а на их место приняты бездельники и наглецы. Самого Гамаша всячески вынуждают уйти в отставку. Но прежде чем сделать это, он должен провести последнее расследование. Из деревни Три Сосны ему приходит сообщение о том, что пропала подруга Мирны Ландерс, обещавшая приехать к ней на Рождество. Начиная поиски пропавшей женщины, Гамаш еще не знает, что под именем Констанс Пино скрывалась одна из самых знаменитых личностей не только Канады или Северной Америки, но и всего мира...

Шестая книга канадской писательницы из цикла о старшем инспекторе Армане Гамаше, принесшая Луизе Пенни четвертую из пяти премий Агаты Кристи! Зима сковала Квебек морозом, укутала его в искрящийся снег, а старший инспектор Арман Гамаш берется за, пожалуй, самое необычное дело за всю свою блестящую карьеру – жестокое убийство, совершенное в одном из старейших зданий Квебека, библиотеке, хранящей историю англоязычной части городского населения. Это преступление открывает дверь в прошлое, где веками покоилась тайна… Гамашу предстоит сперва разгадать древнюю загадку, если он хочет найти библиотечного убийцу.

Další z případů vrchního inspektora Gamache zavádí čtenáře do prostředí gilbertýnů, tajemstvím zahaleného mnišského řádu, jehož utajený klášter se stal místem podivné smrti. V před světem uzavřeném klášteře Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups žije v poklidu a modlitbách dvacet mnichů. Ironií je, že společenství, které přijalo slib mlčení, se stalo proslulým pro svůj nádherný zpěv, jehož působení na posluchače je tak hluboké, že se mu přezdívá "krásné tajemství". Až když je zavražděn známý sbormistr, brána kláštera se otevře a vpustí vrchního inspektora Armanda Gamache ze slavné quebecké Sureté, který zde objeví neklid ve zdánlivé harmonii a je nucen konfrontovat se i se svými vlastními démony. Před odhalením vraha, před obnovením míru musí vrchní inspektor nejprve zvážit božské i lidské a zacelit trhliny mezi nimi. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.