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On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life.
When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. It sends them deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades.
A gruesome discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized. Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past... His own family.
For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.
Review
"Gamache is an explorer of the
human psyche, and the care he takes with the victims, their friends and
family...allows this series and his character
continually to surprise, delight, and enthrall."
Library Journal (Starred Review)
Review
"There are multiple stories,
often contradictory, to be found in the many-tentacled web of human
tragedy and suffering that Gamache teases to the surface in this moving
exploration of ties that both bind and destroy." Booklist (Starred Review)
Review
"Wrenching...Penny explores
the depths of human emotion, both horrifying and sublime. Her love for
her characters and for the mystical village of Three Pines is apparent
on every page." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Synopsis
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
PARADE MAGAZINE - ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS
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GLOBE AND MAIL - TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE YEAR
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR
KIRKUS REVIEWS - ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
LIBRARY JOURNAL - ONE OF THE BEST CRIME FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the S ret du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light
On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life.
When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the S ret , Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art.
It sends them deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades.
A gruesome discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized.
Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family.
For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.
About the Author
Louise Penny is the author of the #1
New York Times and
Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand
Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and
the Agatha Award (seven times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award
for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her
contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south
of Montréal.