A Great Reckoning

Chief Inspector Gamache #12

Louise Penny

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St Martins Press
02 May 2017

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Cosy Crime

Series: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes.

Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. To an old friend and older adversary. It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the Surete du Quebec to places even he is afraid to go. But must.

And there he finds four young cadets in the Surete academy, and a dead professor. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map.

Everywhere Gamache turns, he sees Amelia Choquet, one of the cadets. Tattooed and pierced. Guarded and angry. Amelia is more likely to be found on the other side of a police line-up. And yet she is in the academy. A protegee of the murdered professor.

The focus of the investigation soon turns to Gamache himself and his mysterious relationship with Amelia, and his possible involvement in the crime. The frantic search for answers takes the investigators back to Three Pines and a stained glass window with its own horrific secrets.

For both Amelia Choquet and Armand Gamache, the time has come for a great reckoning.

By: Louise Penny
Imprint: St Martins Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 12
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 104mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781250130747
ISBN 10: 1250130743
Series: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
Publication Date: 02 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

LOUISE PENNY is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of a dozen Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (five times) and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. She lives in a small village south of Montreal.

Reviews for A Great Reckoning: Chief Inspector Gamache #12

#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Globe and Mail BestsellerNew York Times Book Review 10 Best Crime Novels of the YearThe Washington Post Best Mystery Books and Thrillers of 2016NPR s Best Books of 2016Seattle Times 10 Best Mysteries of 2016Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction 2016Publishers Weekly Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2016Winner of the 2016 BookBrowse Fiction AwardLibraryReads Favorite of Favorites Top 10 Books of 2016Goodreads Best Mystery & Thriller of 2016 finalistBookPage 10 Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2016Audible s Best Mystery/Thriller of 2016St. Louis Post-Dispatch 5 Favorite Audiobooks of 2016BOLO Books Top Reads of 2016 Deep and grand and altogether extraordinary....Miraculous. The Washington Post Artful powerful magical. The New York Times Book Review Suspenseful. O, the Oprah Magazine Superb. People Transcends the mystery genre. AARP, The Magazine Luminous prose, complex but uncluttered plots, and profound compassion. Seattle Times Addictive. Charlotte Observer Satin prose A splendid and moving novel. Richmond Times Dispatch A Great Reckoning succeeds on every level. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Louise Penny [is] legendary... The magic of Penny s books lies in the details. BookPage This complex novel deals with universal themes of compassion, weakness in the face of temptation, forgiveness, and the danger of falling into despair and cynicism over apparently insurmountable evils. Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed) A compelling mystery and a rich human drama in which no character is either entirely good or evil, and each is capable of inspiring empathy. Booklist (starred) A chilling story that's also filled with hope?a beloved Penny trademark. Kirkus Reviews (starred) Riveting...with characters of incredible depth who only add to the strength of the plot. Library Journal (starred) Smart and Satisfying. Salisbury Post Delivers answers to perplexing puzzles [with] engaging characters and richly layered plot. Minneapolis Star TribuneAdditional Praise for Louise Penny and the Armand Gamache Mysteries Penny sustains her high-wire act, creating characters of remarkable depth in an exhilarating whodunit. People Louise Penny is unsurpassed at building a sense of heart-stopping urgency. The Charlotte Observer Penny, who raises the bar with each entry in this superb series, has always mixed murder and corruption with issues of morality...[S]he does so with her accustomed talent for a gripping plot, rich characterizations, arresting prose and thought-provoking questions of mercy, malice and the contradictions of the human race. Richmond-Times Dispatch This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption. Salem Macknee, Charlotte Observer Penny writes with grace and intelligence about complex people struggling with complex emotions. But her great gift is her uncanny ability to describe what might seem indescribable the play of light, the sound of celestial music, a quiet sense of peace. New York Times Book Review