The brilliant new Chief Inspector Gamache novel the nineteenth in the series from
multi-million-copy international bestseller and award-winning author Louise Penny. PRAISE FOR
LOUISE PENNY AND THE CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES: 'Electrifying drama ... the bodies pile
up the intensity and horror are reminiscent of Thomas Harris at his finest. Gamache is a
fascinatingly complex protagonist' BOOK OF THE MONTH THE TIMES 'Penny delves into the
nature of evil sensitively exploring the impact of the dreadful events she describes while
bringing a warmth and humanity to her disparate cast of characters that unusually for a crime
novel leaves you feeling better about the world once you've finished' BOOK OF THE MONTH
OBSERVER 'This is a hugely satisfying mystery of course but more than that it's a chilling
morality tale. Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES 'Enthralling ...
With beautifully drawn characters this is crime writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL
'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA '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 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny'
ELLY GRIFFITHS
