All 20 Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries Books In Order at Book DNA

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Still Life

In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Monsieur L'Inspecteur Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, a modern Poirot who anchors this beloved traditional mystery series.

Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and…

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A Fatal Grace

Winner of the 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel!

From the Dagger award winning author Louise Penny comes the second Armand Gamache mystery set in the stunning countryside of Quebec.

Welcome to winter in Three Pines, a picturesque village in Quebec, where the villagers are preparing for a traditional country…

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The Cruelest Month

'No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

It's Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan…

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A Rule Against Murder

'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute…

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The Brutal Telling

'Ingenious and unexpected' GUARDIAN

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to death, and…

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Bury Your Dead

'Outstanding ... a constantly surprising series' THE NEW YORK TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

As Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone walls cracking in the cold, Chief Inspector…

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A Trick of the Light

'A cracking storyteller' ANN CLEEVES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes wide, her neck broken.…

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The Beautiful Mystery

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Crime Novel
Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Crime Novel
Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Crime Novel

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

Hidden deep…

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How the Light Gets In

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…

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The Long Way Home

'Compelling . . . An original voice' PETER JAMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
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Clara Morrow's husband is missing. When he fails to come home on the first anniversary of their separation, as promised,…

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The Nature of the Beast

'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

Hardly a day goes by when nine-year-old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. His boundless sense of adventure and…

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A Great Reckoning

Former Chief Inspector Gamache has been hunting killers his entire career and as the new commander of the Surete Academy, he is given the chance to combat the corruption and brutality that has been rife throughout the force. But when a former colleague and professor of the Surete Academy is…

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Glass Houses

An instant New York Times Bestseller and August 2017 LibraryReads pick!

“Penny’s absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with compassion and grace.” ―PEOPLE

“Louise Penny wrote the book on escapist mysteries.” ―The New York Times Book Review

“You won't want Louise…

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Kingdom of the Blind

'A wonderful addition to a fantastic series' ELLY GRIFFITHS

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

When Armand Gamache receives a letter inviting him to an abandoned farmhouse outside of Three Pines, the former head of…

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A Better Man

'One of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

The air is unbearably tense as Armand Gamache returns to the Surete du Quebec for his first day…

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All the Devils Are Here

*** WINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL 2021***

'Makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' THE TIMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches…

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The Madness of Crowds

The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series.

When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Universite de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security for what…

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A World of Curiosities

Book 18 in the acclaimed and number one-bestselling Three Pines series featuring the beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.

It's spring and Three Pines is re-emerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should return.

But something has.

As the villagers prepare…

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The Grey Wolf

The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.

Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at…

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The Black Wolf

20 Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries books in order

1 Still Life

Susan's list on the best small town mysteries with sleuths who aren’t spring chickens

Nicole's list on the best cozy mysteries for music and math nerds

Naomi's list on the best law and order books with unforgettable characters

Rosemary's list on the best canadian mystery novels

Rebecca's list on the best books that give an unexpected twist to a familiar situation

2 A Fatal Grace

Amy's list on the best mystery novels with dog sidekicks where nothing bad happens to the good boys

L.L.'s list on the best whodunnit murder mysteries that will keep you guessing

J.C.'s list on the best mystery books in which you really want to hug the detective

3 The Cruelest Month

Candace's list on the best books as life rafts from loss – with a shot of gin

4 A Rule Against Murder

5 The Brutal Telling

6 Bury Your Dead

Katie's list on the best canadian thrillers about messy characters haunted by their messy pasts

7 A Trick of the Light

8 The Beautiful Mystery

Phyllis's list on the best novels in which the setting is woven into the story

Shelley's list on the best mystery books where great art leads to even greater crimes

Norman's list on the best fantastic mysteries by canadian novelists that will twist you in knots

A.M.'s list on the best canadian detective and mystery novels

9 How the Light Gets In

Cyndi's list on the best mystery books with a smack

Emily's list on the best atmospheric mysteries with twists i didn’t see coming

Melissa's list on the best crime fiction books to give you hope for humanity

10 The Long Way Home

11 The Nature of the Beast

12 A Great Reckoning

N.L.'s list on the best thrillers you won't want to put down...forget the chores and read these...

13 Glass Houses

14 Kingdom of the Blind

15 A Better Man

16 All the Devils Are Here

17 The Madness of Crowds

Linda's list on the best cozy mystery books that have a secondary ethical or other important theme

18 A World of Curiosities

Jane's list on the best books to read while aging

19 The Grey Wolf

20 The Black Wolf