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Louise Penny


Canada (b.1958)

Louise Penny is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels (Still Life, A Fatal Grace, and The Cruelest Month). She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (six times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.
 

Genres: Mystery, Thriller
 
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Series
Chief Inspector Gamache
   1. Still Life (2005)
   2. A Fatal Grace (2006)
     aka Dead Cold
   3. The Cruellest Month (2007)

     aka The Cruelest Month

   4. A Rule Against Murder (2008)
     aka The Murder Stone
   5. The Brutal Telling (2009)
   6. Bury Your Dead (2010)
   6.5. The Hangman (2010)
   7. A Trick of the Light (2011)
   8. The Beautiful Mystery (2012)
   9. How the Light Gets In (2013)
   10. The Long Way Home (2014)
   11. The Nature of the Beast (2015)
   12. A Great Reckoning (2016)
   13. Glass Houses (2017)
   14. Kingdom of the Blind (2018)
   15. A Better Man (2019)
   16. All the Devils Are Here (2020)
   17. The Madness of Crowds (2021)
   18. A World of Curiosities (2022)
   19. The Grey Wolf (2024)
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Louise Penny recommends
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The White Lady (2023)
Jacqueline Winspear
"The White Lady is a triumph of storytelling. Rarely have I been swept up into a novel, into the lives of the main characters, so quickly and thoroughly. Winspear creates in Elinor White (The White Lady), a complex, endearing, achingly flawed hero. This is both fast-paced and thoughtful, bold and nuanced, a thriller that is thrillingly human. I loved it."
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The Horsewoman (2021)
Mike Lupica and James Patterson
"Patterson and Lupica manage to get deep into the world of high-level show jumping and also, incredibly for two men, deep into the lives of three generations of strong women. I don't know what's more compelling--the white-knuckle descriptions of the horse shows in the lead-up to the Olympics or the tense, complex relationships among the three women. We grow to care deeply about these horsewomen. This is a hugely entertaining, riveting, page-turner of a book. A thrilling and thoughtful read."
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Midwinter Murder (2020)
(Murder For All Seasons)
Agatha Christie
"Agatha Christie’s books are both wonderful crime novels and studies in contrast and duality, and I adore them still. Underestimate them at your peril."

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Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2007) : A Fatal Grace
Anthony Awards Best First Novel winner (2007) : Still Life
Barry Awards Best First Novel winner (2007) : Still Life
Dilys Awards Best Book winner (2007) : Still Life
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2008) : The Cruellest Month
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2009) : The Brutal Telling
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2009) : The Cruellest Month
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2009) : The Cruellest Month
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2009) : The Cruellest Month
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2010) : Bury Your Dead
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2010) : The Brutal Telling
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (2010) : The Brutal Telling
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (2011) : A Trick of the Light
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2011) : Bury Your Dead
Dilys Awards Best Book winner (2011) : Bury Your Dead
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (2011) : Bury Your Dead
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2012) : The Beautiful Mystery
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2012) : A Trick of the Light
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (2012) : A Trick of the Light
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (2013) : How the Light Gets In
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2013) : The Beautiful Mystery
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (2013) : The Beautiful Mystery
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (2014) : The Long Way Home
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel nominee (2014) : The Long Way Home
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2014) : How the Light Gets In
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel nominee (2015) : The Nature of the Beast
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2015) : The Long Way Home
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2015) : The Long Way Home
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel winner (2016) : A Great Reckoning
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2016) : The Nature of the Beast
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel winner (2017) : Glass Houses
Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2017) : A Great Reckoning
Barry Awards Best Novel winner (2017) : A Great Reckoning
Macavity Awards Best Book nominee (2017) : A Great Reckoning
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel nominee (2018) : Kingdom of the Blind
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : Glass Houses
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : Glass Houses
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel nominee (2019) : A Better Man
Agatha Award Best Contemporary Novel nominee (2020) : All the Devils Are Here


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