LOUISE PENNY is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of more than ten 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."
"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 "(starred) 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""
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""
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