'A chilling story that's also filled with hope a beloved Penny trademark.” '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.' '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.' The magic of Penny’s books lies in the details.' “Satin prose… A splendid and moving novel.” 'Luminous prose, complex but uncluttered plots, and profound compassion.' Louis Post-Dispatch 5 Favorite Audiobooks of 2016 Goodreads Best Mystery & Thriller of 2016 finalistīook Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2016

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The frantic search for answers takes the investigators back to Three Pines and a stained glass window with its own horrific secrets.įor both Amelia Choquet and Armand Gamache, the time has come for a great reckoning.Ī Great Reckoning: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #12) The focus of the investigation soon turns to Gamache himself and his mysterious relationship with Amelia, and his possible involvement in the crime. Amelia is more likely to be found on the other side of a police line-up. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map.Įverywhere Gamache turns, he sees Amelia Choquet, one of the cadets. But must.Īnd there he finds four young cadets in the Sûreté academy, and a dead professor. It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the Sûreté du Québec to places even he is afraid to go. Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. 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. #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny pulls back the layers to reveal a brilliant and emotionally powerful truth in her latest spellbinding novel. “ A Great Reckoning succeeds on every level.'

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