Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Gamache Book 13) - Softcover

Louise Penny

4.32

69,193 ratings by Goodreads

9780751566581: Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Gamache Book 13)

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ISBN 10: 0751566586 ISBN 13: 9780751566581

Publisher: Sphere, 2018

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Gripping, surprising and powerful, Glass Houses is the new ingenious and illuminating novel from number one bestseller, Louise Penny, which will leave you spellbound until the final page.

One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm and confusion among everyone who sees it. Chief Superintendent, Armand Gamache knows something is seriously wrong, but all he can do is watch and wait, hoping his worst fears are not realised. But when the figure disappears and a dead body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to investigate.

In the early days of the murder inquiry, and months later, as the trial for the accused begins, Gamache must face the consequences of his decisions, and his actions, from which there is no going back . . .

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves

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Review:

Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache of the Quebec police is one of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction (The Times)

A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings. (Ann Cleeves)

Glass Houses, along with many of the other Gamache books, is so compelling that . . . what's going on in the world outside the novel is just noise. (Washington Post)

. . . Three Pines is a sublime metaphor for the precariousness of harmony wherever we find it . . . one of the most entrancing fictional worlds in popular literature . . . (Booklist)

On all counts, Glass Houses succeeds brilliantly, full of elegant prose, intricate plots, and - most of all - Penny's moving, emotionally complex hero and his circle of friends and colleagues. (Seattle Times)

The award-winning Penny does not rest on her laurels with this challenging and timely book. Though touched by the evils of the outside world, Three Pines remains a singular place away from time (Library Journal)

A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward a breaking point that will leave you breathless (Kirkus Reviews)

Penny's latest is one of her best ever. This is the perfect holiday weekend book. (Globe & Mail)

Once again, she is on the cusp of literary transcendence. (Criminal Element)

Penny's absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with compassion and grace. (People)

Book Description:

The new atmospheric and ingenious crime thriller novel, featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, from number one New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny

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