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‘A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings’ ANN CLEEVES
‘One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction’ THE TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache’s world of facts and feelings.

The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues to a place called Three Pines. Gamache cannot understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of the village – a place so free from crime it doesn’t even have its own police force.

But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will start to give up its dark secrets…

Millions of readers worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

Publisher Review

Clever, full of twists and turns . . . wonderfully satisfying * Kate Mosse on How The Light Gets In * Clever, full of twists and turns . . . wonderfully satisfying * Kate Mosse on How The Light Gets In * Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time * Metro * Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time * Metro * 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 twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery * Daily Express * Brimming with atmosphere and steeped in soul-searching . . . Penny combines clever plotting with beautifully evocative descriptions and the deep affection for her characters that keeps readers travelling back to Three Pines for more * Daily Express on The Long Way Home * Brimming with atmosphere and steeped in soul-searching . . . Penny combines clever plotting with beautifully evocative descriptions and the deep affection for her characters that keeps readers travelling back to Three Pines for more * Daily Express on The Long Way Home * This is a crime novel that is rich in atmosphere with a fascinating array of characters that enhance a plot of great suspense and ingenuity * Good Book Guide on The Long Way Home * This is a crime novel that is rich in atmosphere with a fascinating array of characters that enhance a plot of great suspense and ingenuity * Good Book Guide on The Long Way Home * Subtle, elegant and beautifully written * Sunday Mirror on How The Light Gets In * Subtle, elegant and beautifully written * Sunday Mirror on How The Light Gets In *