Louise Penny

Louise Penny is a Canadian author known for her mystery novels set in the fictional village of Three Pines. Her notable works include A Fatal Grace, The Cruelest Month, and Bury Your Dead, among others. Penny's writing has received significant recognition, including multiple awards for her contributions to the genre.

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12books in our library

Genres:Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller +3 more

Literary Fiction

Historical Fiction

Thriller

Mystery

Psychology

Books by Louise Penny

12 books available

2024

The Grey Wolf

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(64,816)

Chief Inspector Gamache's Sunday peace shatters as small events quickly become a chilling realization: an evil is about to engulf Three Pines.

2016

A Great Reckoning

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Thriller

4.4(43,966)

Chief Inspector Gamache must face his past and the dark secrets within the police academy he now leads, all while investigating a murdered professor, a cryptic antique map, and suspicions that point directly at him.

2015

The Nature of the Beast

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(37,242)

A boy known for wild stories disappears, making the quiet village of Three Pines wonder if his tale of a monster in the woods was real. This unearths an old crime and a deep betrayal.

2013

How the Light Gets In

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Literary Fiction

3.4(3,668)

Chief Inspector Gamache seeks refuge in Three Pines from a fractured department and personal betrayal, only to find a missing global icon and confront the true cost of loyalty and safety during a dangerous Québec Christmas.

2012

The Beautiful Mystery

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.2(47,218)

Chief Inspector Gamache must enter a secluded monastery, known for its Gregorian chants, to find a killer among monks whose 'beautiful mystery' of song hides deep conflict.

2011

A Trick of the Light

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Psychology

3.8(1,169)

In the quiet village of Three Pines, a celebrated artist's garden becomes a crime scene when a woman is found dead during her solo exhibition, leading Chief Inspector Gamache to uncover deceptions in the art world where truth is often hidden.

2010

Bury Your Dead

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.3(49,215)

In Quebec City during Winter Carnival, Chief Inspector Gamache, still recovering from a past case, must solve a murder at a historical society involving Samuel de Champlain's remains and a 400-year-old secret, while also re-investigating a possible wrongful conviction in Three Pines.

2009

The Brutal Telling

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.2(47,375)

Chief Inspector Gamache unravels a brutal murder in the idyllic Three Pines, exposing the dark, hidden past of a beloved bistro owner through a trail of literary clues and long-buried secrets.

2008

The Cruelest Month

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.2(57,398)

In the peaceful village of Three Pines, an Easter séance meant to drive out evil instead leads to a death, forcing Chief Inspector Gamache to face both spectral and human darkness.

2007

A Fatal Grace

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.1(71,460)

In the quiet, snow-covered village of Three Pines, a disliked socialite is electrocuted on a frozen lake during a curling tournament, and Chief Inspector Gamache must solve a murder everyone saw but no one understood.

2005

Still Life

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Literary Fiction

3.9(2,171)

In the quiet village of Three Pines, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache uncovers the darkness beneath its charming surface when a beloved resident is murdered on Thanksgiving Sunday.

Publication Year Unknown

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny

Fiction

Mystery

4.2(53,432)

Chief Inspector Gamache must unravel the secrets of a wealthy family reunion at an isolated inn where a 'rule against murder' is defiantly broken, leading him into a storm of buried hatreds and personal reflection.