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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.
Awards: Macavity (2023), Agatha (2023), Lefty (2021), Barry (2017) see all
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)
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)
20. The Black Wolf (2025)
1. Still Life (2005)
2. A Fatal Grace (2006)
aka Dead Cold
3. The Cruellest Month (2007)
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)
20. The Black Wolf (2025)
Series contributed to
Books containing stories by Louise Penny
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook (2015)
Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For
edited by
Kate White
Awards
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The Story She Left Behind (2025)
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"Brilliant, riveting, so beautifully written, impossible to put down. I wanted to know, needed to know, about the strange manuscript left to a daughter, and the odyssey it sent her on."
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