In an interview, the writer mentioned that michael is the model for our main character in the series. Penny has written a saga in which both hero and author have grown in ability and assurance. Louise penny books louise penny author official site. Pbs newshour correspondent jeffrey brown interviews louise penny about her latest novel, a great reckoning, at book expo america 2016.
The author of mystery novels, most recently glass houses, recommends reading her fellow canadian writer margaret atwood. Tassoni, penny and burnham, louise and baker, brenda and hucker, karen. Currently, the author lives in the small quebec village knowlton in canada, where she works on her next book. Books to read if you like louise penny newinbooksnewinbooks. A great reckoning will be the twelfth book in the gamache series. Her second book, a fatal grace, won the 2007 agatha award for best novel, as did her third, the cruelest month. Louise penny is a canadian new york times bestselling author of mystery. Chief inspector gamache series in order louise penny. It is the newest book in the inspector gamache series.
Louise penny has just announced her next book will be published august 27 and i forget the title. Canadian author louise penny returns this month august 2016 with the 12th book in her series of mysteries starring chief. Louise penny is a canadian novelist of mystery novels, featuring inspector armand gamache and set in quebec. Louise penny has 44 books on goodreads with 95938 ratings. The book s title is a metaphor not only for the month of april but also for gamaches personal and professional challengesmaking this the series standout so far. She enjoyed reading works from authors such as agatha chrisitie, michael innes, and many more. How louise penny solves the mystery of gamache daily news. Best mystery books and thrillers of 2016 the washington post.
D scott benjamin black jussi adler olsen ian rankin. Louise penny books list of books by author louise penny. A new york times bestselling author and fivetime agatha award winner among many others, louise penny captured lightning in a bottle when she created her quebecois detective hero, chief inspector armand gamache but now youve read the entire series. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Louise penny s inspector gamache series of mystery novels. Penny has been awarded the john creasey dagger, nero, and barry awards, as well as two each of the arthur ellis, macavity, and dilys awards. Fortunately, there are authors like louise penny that are also worth investigatingand weve rounded up 10 of the best below. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the agatha award seven times, and was a finalist for the. Their newest book is kingdom of the blind and was released on november, 27th 2018.
A cookbook of sorts for louise penny fans eat your books. Louise penny s highly acclaimed, new york times bestselling mystery series has won the new blood dagger as well as multiple agatha, anthony, dilys, arthur. In her latest utterly gripping book, numberone new york times bestselling author louise penny shatters the conventions of the crime novel to explore what gandhi called the court of conscience. All the devils are here chief inspector gamache novel 16. I really enjoyed the setting and thought the characters were interesting and. A friend just gave me a whole bunch of louise penny books. Books in the series have been nominated for and received numerous awards. Louise penny chief inspector gamache series gamache. If you enjoy reading crime mystery novels set in small towns or villages with lots of secrets buried and lots of skeletons laying around, you will love reading these books. A better man, with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.
I hope youre enjoying reading them as much as i love writing them. An affable canadian author with a penchant for murder. Louise penny s first armand gamache mystery, still life, won the new blood dagger, arthur ellis, barry, anthony, and dilys awards. Her next, a rule against murder, was a new york times bestseller, followed by the brutal telling, which was a new york times, usa today, entertainment weekly, and national. Louise penny cm born 1958 is a canadian author of mystery novels set in the canadian. Additionally, louise has won five agatha awards and five anthony awards. Given to armand gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map. The nature of the beast is a new york times bestselling chief inspector gamache novel from louise penny. Louise penny is back with a great reckoning, the twelfth novel in her chief inspector gamache series. Im so glad youve discovered three pines and the armand gamache books.
This fall a novel made waves when it hit the shelves, seemingly continuing the vein of thriller novels like gone girl and the girl on the train that have been so popular recently. Thanks to netgalley and second story books for an advance digital copy. You can start with a great reckoning, and youll enjoy it, especially if you like your mystery with a good dose of food, wine and history. Hardly a day goes by when nine year old laurent lepage doesnt cry wolf. By louise penny minotaur in the 12th chief inspector gamache novel, our hero has just stepped into a new post as chief superintendent of. If you havent read louise penny yet, you have some catching up to do. Chief inspector gamache faces a great reckoning barnes. Louise penny kingdom of the blind book tour 2018 duration. The plot of louise pennys 12th chief inspector gamache novel, a great reckoning, involves the. The complete series list for chief inspector gamache louise penny. The inspector gamache series by louise penny the next. Since 2005 penny has published over a dozen armand gamache books, many of them winning such prestigious awards as the new blood dagger, arthur ellis, barry, anthony, dilys, agatha, and nero awards. If you enjoy detectives investigating extraordinarily mysterious cases, try these books to read if you like louise penny. Buy a great reckoning chief inspector gamache by penny, louise isbn.
Louise penny on a great reckoning at book expo america 2016. Louise penny rediscovers joy of writing after death of. I like gamache, but wish they would get rid of his 2nd in command unlikely since hes now involved with his daughter. I really enjoyed the setting and thought the characters were interesting and believable. After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the agatha award.
Known best for chief inspector gamaches adventures, penny has a way of taking a simple police procedural and twisting and turning it into a thrilling adventure. 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. I am already looking forward to the next in the series. Chief inspector armand gamache series by louise penny. Now the only problem is that pesky year long wait for the next great book in this fine series. Louise penny and her new book 2019 by bernard bujold louise penny has just published her 15th novel, a better man, featuring police inspector armand gamache, a kind of leroy jethro gibbs in the american ncis series. Chief inspector armand gamache is the main character in a series of mystery novels written by canadian author louise penny.
Winner of the agatha award for best contemporary crime novel 2016. Louise penny s first novel, still life, won the new blood dagger, arthur ellis, barry, anthony, and dilys awards. She has won numerous awards, including a cwa dagger and the agatha award five times and was a finalist for the edgar award. Last updated on april th, 2020 louise penny is a canadian bestselling author who is most known for her chief inspector armand gamache series of books, featuring the ci in three pines, a small village south of montreal. One of publishers weeklys best mysteriesthrillers of 2016. Some readers seem to be coming away with the impression from the. Many mystery buffs have credited louise penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by agatha christie. I have kingdom of the blind but i am waiting to read it closer to may because it is a book club pick.
Id never heard of her and just finished my first onebeautiful mystery. New york times bestselling author louise penny relishes secrets in her breathtaking mysteries. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear. Penny credits a call to alcoholics anonymous and falling in love with her husband, michael whitehead, a pediatric hematologist who died in 2016, for helping to tame her demons. Louise penny was born in toronto and she was introduced to mystery novels at a young age because her mother read many works fiction, nonfiction, and crime. Author louise penny returns with a great reckoning and new. 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. Tassoni, penny and burnham, louise and baker, brenda and hucker, karen published by pearson education 2014 isbn 10. Before becoming a published author, louise worked for cbc as a radio host and journalist.
Crime novelist louise penny at the montreal book show on saturday november 17, 2018. I thought it was one of the best books ive readshe is a talented author. Author louise penny gets very personal about her husbands. Theres a bit of nancy drew in louise pennys masterful a great.
Her novels are britishstyled whodunit mysteries inspired by authors such as agatha christie and dorothy l. My friend read and recommended louise penny s the nature of the beast to me, saying she loved it though she did get the impression that there were things in the novel that she should know but she didnt. A great reckoning chief inspector gamache, book 12 by louise. Louise penny with her husband michael whitehead, who died in 2016. A great reckoning chief inspector gamache, book 12 by louise penny book.