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The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.
Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. Reine-Marie watches with increasing unease as her husband refuses to pick up, though he clearly knows who is on the other end. When he finally answers, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning.
That's only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE GREY WOLF, the nineteenth novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times-bestselling series. A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Gamache reading "this might interest you", a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list—and then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching.
Armand Gamache, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, his son-in-law and second in command, and Inspector Isabelle Lacoste can only trust each other, as old friends begin to act like enemies, and long-time enemies appear to be friends. Determined to track down the threat before it becomes a reality, their pursuit takes them across Québec and across borders. Their hunt grows increasingly desperate, even frantic, as the enormity of the creature they’re chasing becomes clear. If they fail the devastating consequences would reach into the largest of cities and the smallest of villages.
Including Three Pines.
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State of Terror (Paperback)
Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
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State of Terror (Paperback)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Louise Penny
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A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller! 'A rip-roaring,
brilliant page-turner, but it's also timely, cheeky, important and
wonderfully, courageously provocative. What great fun!' - James
Patterson 'Smart and fast and twisty, State of Terror is a
dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it' - Kathy
Reichs State of Terror is a compelling and critically acclaimed
international political thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham
Clinton, the 67th secretary of state, and Louise Penny, a multiple
award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling novelist. Take a
ringside seat in the high-stakes world of international politics .
. . After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new
administration has just been sworn in. Secretary of State, Ellen
Adams, is determined to do her duty for her country. But she is
about to face a horrifying international threat . . . A young
foreign service officer has received a baffling text from an
anonymous source. Too late, she realizes it was a hastily coded
warning. Then a series of bus bombs devastate Europe, heralding the
rise of a new rogue terrorist organization who will stop at nothing
in their efforts to develop their own nuclear arsenal. As Ellen
unravels the damaging effects of the former presidency on
international politics, she must also contemplate the unthinkable:
that the last president of the United States was more than just an
ineffectual leader. Was he also a traitor to his country?
________________________ Praise for State of Terror: 'Clinton and
Penny are each a force on their own - put together they are
unstoppable' - Karin Slaughter 'This is as close as you'll get to
being in the White House Situation Room with a secretary of state.'
- The Times 'Fast-paced and packed with insider knowledge.' - Daily
Mail 'The perfect political thriller . . . a glimpse into the world
of our most powerful politicians.' - Ann Cleeves
The official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime
Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time," now
featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a foreword from Agatha
Christie's great grandson, and exclusive content from the Queen of
Mystery.
Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had
poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had
been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had
taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.
However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of
information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was
stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest
resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other
than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .
Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit
that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen of Mystery.
Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in
the small village of Three Pines in Quebec. Someone has managed to
track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide, as he sits with his wife
in their back garden. When he finally answers the call, his rage
shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning.
That's only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE
GREY WOLF. At first they seem small - a missing coat, a note for
Gamache reading "this might interest you", a puzzling scrap of paper
with a mysterious list - but then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector
Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more
sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching. A
threat unlike anything they've seen before.
'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a
twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES There is
more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief
Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. The discovery of a
dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief
Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du
Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships. Gamache cannot
understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved
artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of Three Pines -
a place so free from crime it doesn't even have its own police
force. But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the
white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three
Pines will start to give up its dark secrets... Ten million
readers. Three pines One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache 'One of
the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES
*** SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN ***
'Electrifying drama ... the bodies pile up, the intensity and
horror are reminiscent of Thomas Harris at his finest. Gamache is a
fascinatingly complex protagonist' BOOK OF THE MONTH, THE TIMES
It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter.
But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything
lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers
prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy
Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and
woman have reappeared in the Surete du Quebec investigators' lives
after many years. The two were young children when their troubled
mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've
arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end? Gamache and
Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought
them together, come rushing back. Did their mother's murder hurt
them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades,
festered and are now about to erupt? As Chief Inspector Gamache
works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by
a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his
terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village.
Every word of the 160-year-old letter is filled with dread. When
the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the
bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a
world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes
there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles
within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.
In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world.
Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home.
'Penny delves into the nature of evil, sensitively exploring the
impact of the dreadful events she describes while bringing a warmth
and humanity to her disparate cast of characters that, unusually
for a crime novel, leaves you feeling better about the world once
you've finished' BOOK OF THE MONTH, OBSERVER 'Bestseller Penny's
virtuoso 18th novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the
Quebec Surete ... blends nuanced characterization with nail-biting
suspense ...This tale of forgiveness and redemption will resonate
with many' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'This is a hugely satisfying mystery
of course, but more than that, it's a chilling morality tale.
Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES
FURTHER PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:
'Enthralling ... With beautifully drawn characters, this is crime
writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'Louise Penny is one of
the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA 'Louise Penny
twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at
the moment you think you might have solved the mystery' DAILY
EXPRESS 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY
GRIFFITHS
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State of Terror (Hardcover)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Louise Penny
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R622
R513
Discovery Miles 5 130
Save R109 (18%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller! 'A rip-roaring,
brilliant page-turner, but it's also timely, cheeky, important and
wonderfully, courageously provocative. What great fun!' - James
Patterson 'Smart and fast and twisty, State of Terror is a
dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it' - Kathy
Reichs Take a ringside seat in the high-stakes world of
international politics . . . After a tumultuous period in American
politics, a new administration has just been sworn in. Secretary of
State, Ellen Adams, is determined to do her duty for her country.
But she is about to face a horrifying international threat . . . A
young foreign service officer has received a baffling text from an
anonymous source. Too late, she realizes it was a hastily coded
warning. Then a series of bus bombs devastate Europe, heralding the
rise of a new rogue terrorist organization who will stop at nothing
in their efforts to develop their own nuclear arsenal. As Ellen
unravels the damaging effects of the former presidency on
international politics, she must also contemplate the unthinkable:
that the last president of the United States was more than just an
ineffectual leader. Was he also a traitor to his country? State of
Terror is a compelling and critically acclaimed international
political thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th
secretary of state, and Louise Penny, a multiple award-winning #1
New York Times bestselling novelist. ________________________
Praise for State of Terror: 'Clinton and Penny are each a force on
their own - put together they are unstoppable' - Karin Slaughter
'This is as close as you'll get to being in the White House
Situation Room with a secretary of state.' - The Times 'Fast-paced
and packed with insider knowledge.' - Daily Mail 'The perfect
political thriller . . . a glimpse into the world of our most
powerful politicians.' - Ann Cleeves
Book 18 in the acclaimed and number one-bestselling Three Pines
series featuring the beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. It's
spring and Three Pines is re-emerging after the harsh winter. But
not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying
dormant should return. But something has. As the villagers prepare
for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir
find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have
reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators' lives after
many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother
was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've arrived
in the village of Three Pines. But to what end? Gamache and
Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought
them together, come rushing back. Did their mother's murder hurt
them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades,
festered and are now about to erupt? As Chief Inspector Gamache
works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by
a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his
terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village.
Every word of the 150-year-old letter is filled with dread. When
the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the
bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a
world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes
there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles
within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.
In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world.
Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home.
PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:
'Enthralling ... With beautifully drawn characters, this is crime
writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'A satisfying and
multi-layered mystery, in Penny's excellent series' IRISH
INDEPENDENT 'Louise Penny is on peak form ... a grown-up, timely
thriller that considers the nature of cowardice ... merges the
personal and professional life of her detective with equal skill
and wit' THE TIMES 'A great sense of place and characterisation ...
very much a book that will make you think' SHOTS 'Louise Penny is
one of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA
'Gamache has become to Canada what Hercule Poirot is to Belgium'
THE NEW YORK TIMES 'Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly
tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have
solved the mystery' DAILY EXPRESS 'The series is deep and grand and
altogether extraordinary . . . Miraculous' WASHINGTON POST 'No one
does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS
"Chaos is coming, old son.
"With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. Everybody
goes to Olivier's Bistro--including a stranger whose murdered body
is found on the floor. When Chief Inspector Gamache is called to
investigate, he is dismayed to discover that Olivier's story is
full of holes. Why are his fingerprints all over the cabin that's
uncovered deep in the wilderness, with priceless antiques and the
dead man's blood? And what other secrets and layers of lies are
buried in the seemingly idyllic village?
Gamache follows a trail of clues and treasures--from first editions
of "Charlotte's Web" and "Jane Eyre" to a spiderweb with a word
mysteriously woven in it--into the woods and across the continent,
before returning to Three Pines to confront the truth and the
final, brutal telling.
Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Crime Novel Winner of the
Macavity Award for Best Crime Novel Winner of the Agatha Award for
Best Crime Novel There is more to solving a crime than following
the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and
feelings. Hidden deep in the wilderness are the cloisters of two
dozen monks - men of prayer and music, famous the world over for
their glorious voices. But a brutal death throws the monastery
doors open to the world. And through them walks the only man who
can shine light upon the dark deeds within: Chief Inspector Armand
Gamache. Who among the brothers has become an angel of death? As
the peace of the monastery crumbles around him, Gamache finds clues
in the divine, the human . . . and the cracks in between. Ten
million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector
Gamache. 'Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling'
PETER JAMES
"As the early morning mist clears on Thanksgiving Sunday, the homes
of Three Pines come to life--all except one..."""
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec and his team
of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death
in a rural village south of Montreal and yet a world away. Jane
Neal, a long-time resident of Three Pines, has been found dead in
the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident
and nothing more but Gamache smells something foul this holiday
season...and is soon certain that Jane died at the hands of someone
much more sinister than a careless bowhunter. ...
STILL LIFE
With this award-winning first novel, Louise Penny introduces an
engaging hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces--and
this series--with power, ingenuity, and charm.
"[An] auspicious debut... [Penny's] deceptively simple style masks
the complex patterns of a well-devised plot."--Marilyn Stasio, "The
New York Times Book Review"""
"A perfectly executed traditional mystery."--"Denver"" Post"
Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony,
and Dilys awards.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec and his team
of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death
in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in
the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has
been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic
hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something
foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died
at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless
bowhunter.
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Still Life" introduces not only an engaging series hero in
Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces--and this series--with
integrity and quiet courage, but also a winning and talented new
writer of traditional mysteries in the person of Louise Penny.
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery, now presented as a
sumptuous hardback Special Edition. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He
knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband.
He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now,
tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a
drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal
scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the
letter, he was stabbed to death...
NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER There is more to solving a crime
than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's
world of facts and feelings. As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips
Quebec, shadows are closing in on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.
When he receives a message about a mysterious case in Three Pines,
he is compelled to investigate - a woman who was once one of the
most famous people in the world has vanished. The investigation
gathers momentum and Gamache is drawn into a web of murder, lies
and unimaginable corruption at the heart of the city. Facing his
most challenging, and personal, case to date, can he save the
reputation of the Surete, those he holds dear and himself? Ten
million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector
Gamache. 'Full of twists and turns . . . Wonderfully satisfying'
KATE MOSSE
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State of Terror (Hardcover)
Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
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R785
R670
Discovery Miles 6 700
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'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES
There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome
to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. Hardly a
day goes by when nine-year-old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. His
boundless sense of adventure and vivid imagination mean he has a
tendency to concoct stories so extraordinary and so far-fetched
that no one can possibly believe him. But when Laurent disappears,
former Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is faced with the possibility
that one of his tall tales might have been true. So begins a
frantic search for the boy and the truth. And what Gamache uncovers
deep in the forest leads back to crimes of the past, betrayal and
murder, with more sinister consequences than anyone could have
possibly imagined . . . Ten million readers. Three pines. One
inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache. 'Penny combines clever plotting
with beautifully evocative descriptions' DAILY EXPRESS
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