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How the Light Gets in
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How the Light Gets In is the ninth Chief Inspector Gamache Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny.
"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." ―Leonard Cohen
Christmas 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.
As 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?
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Mystery/Thriller Books of 2013
One of The Washington Post's Top 10 Books of the Year
An NPR Best Book of 2013
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781250047274
EAN:
1250047277
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
432
Authors:
Louise Penny
Publisher:
Minotaur Books
Published Date: 2014-29-07
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I’ve read all leading to this one, and this is by far the best. Will definitely read the rest of the series!
I’ll be honest, at first the story moved a little slow especially the investigation about the Oulette Quints. But about midway through the novel the story picks up and the battle between Gamache and Francoeur gets charged. Very riveting and hard to put down.
Couldn’t stop reading it from the time I picked it up! Love Louise pennys writing. And how I love this series!!!
The best series of murder mysteries I have ever read, and I have read a lot!! Mysteries I never manage to guess the end of. Absolutely fascinating characters, believable and who grow through each book and into the next. And the sex is left up to your imagination.
It's pretty rare for me to want to read a series twice, but here we are...this was just as riveting as it was the first time. I had to ration myself or I'd have devoured the book in a few days.
