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Through rain and sleet, the figure stands unmoving, staring ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment its shadow falls over the village, Gamache, now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, suspects the creature has deep roots and a dark purpose. Yet he does nothing. What can he do? Only watch and wait. And hope his mounting fears are not realized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the figure vanishes overnight and a body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to discover if a debt has been paid or levied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths later, on a steamy July day as the trial for the accused begins in Montréal, Chief Superintendent Gamache continues to struggle with actions he set in motion that bitter November, from which there is no going back. More than the accused is on trial. Gamache’s own conscience is standing in judgment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGlass Houses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her latest utterly gripping book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  number-one  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Louise Penny shatters the conventions of the crime novel to explore what Gandhi called the court of conscience. 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That's how the light gets in.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeonard Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas is approaching, and in Québec it's a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights, and gatherings with friends in front of blazing hearths. But shadows are falling on the usually festive season for Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department, his old friend and lieutenant Jean-Guy Beauvoir hasn't spoken to him in months, and hostile forces are lining up against him. When Gamache receives a message from Myrna Landers that a longtime friend has failed to arrive for Christmas in the village of Three Pines, he welcomes the chance to get away from the city. Mystified by Myrna's reluctance to reveal her friend's name, Gamache soon discovers the missing woman was once one of the most famous people not just in North America, but in the world, and now goes unrecognized by virtually everyone except the mad, brilliant poet Ruth Zardo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs events come to a head, Gamache is drawn ever deeper into the world of Three Pines. Increasingly, he is not only investigating the disappearance of Myrna's friend but also seeking a safe place for himself and his still-loyal colleagues. Is there peace to be found even in Three Pines, and at what cost to Gamache and the people he holds dear?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's Best Mystery\/Thriller Books of 2013\u003cbr\u003eOne of  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53205936439664,"sku":"9781250047274","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_9f6b8592-ca93-4895-99a8-38b533f69d12.jpg?v=1751464108"},{"product_id":"the-long-way-home-a-chief-inspector-gamache-novel","title":"The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA #1  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e  Bestseller, Louise Penny's  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Way Home\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis an intriguing Chief Inspector Gamache Novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHappily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. 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