Louise Penny is the Number One New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache series, including Still Life, which won the CWA John Creasey Dagger in 2006. Recipient of virtually every existing award for crime fiction, Louise was also granted The Order of Canada in 2014 and received an honorary doctorate of literature from Carleton University and the Ordre Nationale du Quebec in 2017. She lives in a small village south of Montreal.
Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache of the Quebec police is one
of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction * The Times
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A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating
characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings. * Ann
Cleeves *
Glass Houses, along with many of the other Gamache books, is
so compelling that . . . what's going on in the world outside
the novel is just noise. * Washington Post *
. . . Three Pines is a sublime metaphor for the precariousness of
harmony wherever we find it . . . one of the most entrancing
fictional worlds in popular literature . . . * Booklist *
On all counts, Glass Houses succeeds brilliantly,
full of elegant prose, intricate plots, and - most of all - Penny's
moving, emotionally complex hero and his circle of friends and
colleagues. * Seattle Times *
The award-winning Penny does not rest on her laurels with this
challenging and timely book. Though touched by the evils of the
outside world, Three Pines remains a singular place away from time
* Library Journal *
A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward
a breaking point that will leave you breathless * Kirkus
Reviews *
Penny's latest is one of her best ever. This is the perfect
holiday weekend book. * Globe & Mail *
Once again, she is on the cusp of literary transcendence. *
Criminal Element *
Penny's absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache
novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with
compassion and grace. * People *
A white-knuckle ending . . . If it is conceivable for Penny
to top herself, she has done so in this soul-searching,
psychologically insightful journey into each of her
memorable characters * Bookreporter.com *
Penny's poetic style of writing and her deeply realized
characters, with their mix of flaws and heroism, make her novels
irresistible . . . a fascinating novel that is sure to
appeal to a variety of readers - whether they typically enjoy
mysteries or not. * ShelfAwareness *
Brilliant . . . A serious exploration of justice and
conscience and also a hugely entertaining and satisfying
mystery * Ann Cleeves *
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