The beautiful mystery
2012 • 384 pages

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The brilliant new novel in the bestselling series by Penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our time.

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18 primary books19 released books

Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries

Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries is a 19-book series with 18 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Louise Penny.

Still Life
A Fatal Grace
The Cruelest Month
A Rule Against Murder
The Brutal Telling
Bury Your Dead
The Hangman
A Trick of the Light
The beautiful mystery
How the Light Gets In
The Long Way Home
The Nature of the Beast

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When I see the other Goodreads reviews, I think I am in a minority that prefers the books set outside of Three Pines to the ones set within.

April 16, 2018

What an emotional rollercoaster. Despite missing the Three Pines group, I thought the setting and plot were perfectly ominous.

September 24, 2018
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