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Il Commissario Gamache Serie

La serie segue il Commissario Armand Gamache mentre risolve crimini complessi in un pittoresco villaggio canadese. Le storie sono conosciute per la loro profondità psicologica e personaggi intricati.

Bury Your Dead
The Brutal Telling
A Rule Against Murder
The Cruellest Month
La grazia dell'inverno. Un'indagine del commissario Armand Gamache
Natura morta

Ordine di lettura consigliato

  1. Natura morta

    • 416pagine
    • 15 ore di lettura

    Il primo caso dell'ispettore Gamache a Three Pines. Flashback: come è arrivato Gamache nella sua casa di fine settimana a Three Pines? Quando non era ancora il capo della polizia del Québec, ma solo il capo della squadra omicidi di Montréal, un caso lo portò nel pittoresco villaggio immerso nei boschi canadesi, dove tutti si conoscono e ci si può fidare dei propri vicini. L'idillio viene bruscamente interrotto quando, durante il Giorno del Ringraziamento, in una chiara giornata autunnale, viene trovata la carcassa di Jane Neal, uccisa da una freccia di balestra. Si presume sia un incidente di caccia, poiché chi avrebbe avuto motivo di uccidere la pensionata insegnante? L'ispettore Gamache deve risolvere il caso per ripristinare la pace nel villaggio. In questo processo non solo scoprirà l'assassino, ma troverà anche amici, come la libraia Myrna, la stravagante poetessa Ruth e Gabri e Olivier, la coppia gay che gestisce la pensione del villaggio. Gamache si affeziona così tanto a Three Pines che il luogo del delitto diventa per lui un posto del cuore.

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  2. La grazia dell'inverno. Un'indagine del commissario Armand Gamache

    • 488pagine
    • 18 ore di lettura

    Un'indagine del commissario Armand Gamache, che questa volta si trova a dover risolvere il mistero di un omicidio avvenuto nella tranquilla località di Three Pines durante il periodo natalizio. La vittima è CC de Poitiers, una donna egoista e invidiosa, nota per il suo comportamento autoritario, che ha acquistato un "casa maledetta" nel pittoresco villaggio canadese. La sua morte non suscita alcun rimpianto tra i residenti, nemmeno tra i familiari, e sembra che chiunque avesse un motivo per desiderare la sua scomparsa. Il modo in cui è stata uccisa è tanto originale quanto ingegnoso, tanto da confondere non solo la polizia locale, ma anche lo stesso Gamache. Tuttavia, il commissario possiede un vantaggio: sa che per catturare il colpevole deve prima comprenderlo. Questo romanzo, secondo della serie di Louise Penny, ha vinto il prestigioso Agatha Award per il miglior romanzo giallo classico dell'anno.

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  3. The Cruellest Month

    'No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. It's Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead . . . When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning, he faces an unusual crime scene. A séance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong and someone has been seemingly frightened to death. In idyllic Three Pines, terrible secrets lie buried, and even Gamache has something to hide. One of his own team is about to betray him. But how far will they go to ensure Gamache's downfall? Ten million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache. 'The series is grand and deep and altogether extraordinary' WASHINGTON POST

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    4,1

  4. A Rule Against Murder

    • 424pagine
    • 15 ore di lettura

    'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all... Ten million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache. 'Impossible to put down' GLOBE AND MAIL

    A Rule Against Murder4
    3,9

  5. The Brutal Telling

    • 480pagine
    • 17 ore di lettura

    Chaos is coming, old son. With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness. No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Olivier. How did he make such a spectacular success of his business? What past did he leave behind and why has he buried himself in this tiny village? And why does every lead in the investigation find its way back to him? As Olivier grows more frantic, a trail of clues and treasures— from first editions of Charlotte’s Web and Jane Eyre to a spider web with the word “WOE” woven in it—lead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth, and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the truth and the final, brutal telling.

    The Brutal Telling5
    4,3

  6. Bury Your Dead

    'Outstanding' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'No one writes evil like Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. As Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone walls cracking in the cold, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache plunges into the strangest case of his celebrated career. A man has been brutally murdered in one of the city's oldest buildings - a library where the English citizens of Quebec safeguard their history. And the death opens a door into the past, exposing a mystery that has lain dormant for centuries . . . a mystery Gamache must solve if he's to catch a present-day killer. Millions of readers worldwide. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

    Bury Your Dead6
    4,4

  7. A Trick of the Light

    • 416pagine
    • 15 ore di lettura

    The New York Times Bestseller 'Stellar . . . With her smart plot and fascinating, nuanced characters, Penny proves again that she is one of our finest writers' (People Magazine) In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes wide, her neck broken. Her death is a mystery; so is the woman herself. But as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team peer into the dark corners of the victim's past, they expose a secret that rots at the very heart of their community - a secret that will implicate someone they've trusted for years. And as Gamache knows too well, in the flickering shadows of death, the truth may be just a trick of the light.

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  8. The beautiful mystery

    A MONASTERY 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. A MURDER 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. A MYSTERY 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. Ingenious, gripping, and powerful, The Beautiful Mystery is the most outstanding novel yet from international bestselling phenomenon Louise Penny.

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    4,2

  9. How The Light Gets In

    • 560pagine
    • 20 ore di lettura

    *** NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER *** 'Full of twists and turns . . . Wonderfully satisfying' KATE MOSSE 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 police force, those he holds dear and himself? Millions of readers worldwide. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

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    4,6

  10. The long way home

    • 440pagine
    • 16 ore di lettura

    At first enjoying a peaceful retirement, former Quebec homicide detective Armand Gamache reluctantly agrees to help a neighbor search for her missing estranged husband and teams up with two former colleagues on a search that reveals the workings of a psychologically damaged mind.

    The long way home10
    4,1

  11. The Nature of the Beast

    When a young boy prone to crying wolf goes missing, village newcomers Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache join a frantic search for the child only to stumble on a community secret about a long-ago betrayal and murder.

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    4,2

  12. A Great Reckoning

    • 592pagine
    • 21 ore di lettura

    The next novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.

    A Great Reckoning12
    4,5

  13. Glass houses

    'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm and confusion among everyone who sees it. Chief Superintendent, Armand Gamache knows something is seriously wrong, but all he can do is watch and wait, hoping his worst fears are not realised. But when the figure disappears and a dead body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to investigate. In the early days of the murder inquiry, and months later, as the trial for the accused begins, Gamache must face the consequences of his decisions, and his actions, from which there is no going back . . . Gripping, surprising and powerful, Glass Houses is the new ingenious and illuminating novel from number one bestseller, Louise Penny, which will leave you spellbound until the final page.

    Glass houses13
    4,4

  14. Il regno delle ombre

    Le indagini del commissario Armand Gamache

    • 528pagine
    • 19 ore di lettura

    Convocato all’improvviso in una fattoria nei pressi di Three Pines, Armand Gamache, capo della Sûreté du Québec, scopre di essere stato nominato esecutore testamentario da una sconosciuta baronessa. Il documento contiene clausole tanto bizzarre da far sospettare al commissario che si tratti di uno scherzo, ma di lì a qualche giorno, quando nella fattoria viene rinvenuto il cadavere di un uomo, la realtà dei fatti emerge in tutta la sua gravità. Nel frattempo un enorme carico di droga sta per inondare le strade di Montréal, e Gamache, sospeso dal servizio sei mesi prima proprio per non averlo fermato, deve decidere al più presto come agire.

    Il regno delle ombre14
    4,3

  15. A Better Man

    • 448pagine
    • 16 ore di lettura

    Gamache has been tasked with finding a missing woman, but while he leads the search for Vivienne Godin, Three Pines itself is threatened when the river breaks its banks, and a province-wide emergency is declared. As the waters rise, a body is discovered - and the victim's distraught father contemplates a murder of his own

    A Better Man15
    4,2

  16. All the Devils Are Here

    • 400pagine
    • 14 ore di lettura

    The stunning new novel from award-winning, number one bestseller Louise Penny sees her complex, moral hero Chief Inspector Gamache in Paris for case to keep readers hooked.

    All the Devils Are Here16
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  17. Stile Libero Big: Una specie di follia

    Le indagini del commissario Armand Gamache

    • 624pagine
    • 22 ore di lettura

    La vita quotidiana torna a Three Pines. Il pittoresco villaggio nei boschi canadesi ha superato la pandemia senza gravi danni. Olivier e Gabri riaprono il loro bistro, mentre Myrna apre le porte della libreria. Tuttavia, i mesi trascorsi hanno lasciato il segno: una professoressa della British Columbia ha diviso l'opinione pubblica con le sue teorie. Il Chief Inspector Armand Gamache della Sûreté du Québec osserva con preoccupazione l'atmosfera tesa. Quando la professoressa Abigail Robinson è invitata a tenere una conferenza all'Université de l'Estrie, lui è incaricato della sicurezza. Sebbene vorrebbe annullare l'evento, questo si svolge comunque, con conseguenze fatali. Nel frattempo, Three Pines accoglie un'ospite di alto profilo: Haniya Daoud, candidata sudanese al Premio Nobel per la Pace. Tuttavia, la "eroina del Sudan" si comporta in modo scontroso, superando in eccentricità la poetessa Ruth Zardo. In seguito, nel bosco dietro l'Auberge, l'assistente della professoressa Robinson viene uccisa, e molti abitanti del villaggio potrebbero essere coinvolti.

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  18. A World of Curiosities

    • 544pagine
    • 20 ore di lettura

    Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the latest installment of Louise Penny's beloved series. As spring arrives in Three Pines, the village begins to shake off the remnants of winter. However, not everything that has been dormant should resurface. With the villagers preparing for a special celebration, Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir are troubled by the unexpected return of a young man and woman linked to a tragic case from their past—the murder of their mother when they were children. The memories of that case, which initially united Gamache and Beauvoir, resurface, raising concerns about the lasting impact of the trauma on the siblings. As Gamache investigates, he uncovers a letter from a long-dead stonemason, filled with terror about sealing an attic room in the village. When the villagers decide to open it, they uncover a trove of curiosities. Yet, Gamache realizes that the room holds more than just artifacts; it contains hidden messages and puzzles that hint at impending chaos. In unsealing the room, they inadvertently release an old enemy into their midst, threatening their lives and the sanctity of Gamache's home.

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    4,4

  19. The Grey Wolf

    The Three Pines community faces a deadly case in this unforgettable and timely thriller

    • 432pagine
    • 16 ore di lettura

    In this gripping thriller, Chief Inspector Gamache confronts a looming global threat that demands urgent action. As he navigates a perilous landscape, the stakes escalate, showcasing his resourcefulness and determination. The narrative promises intense suspense and intricate plot twists, characteristic of Louise Penny's acclaimed storytelling, as Gamache races against time to protect lives and unravel the mystery.

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    4,0

  20. The Black Wolf

    The Brilliant New Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

    • 374pagine
    • 14 ore di lettura

    Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding. Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf. But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there? Armand is appalled to think his mistake has allowed their conspiracy to grow, to gather supporters. To spread lies, manufacture enemies, and feed hatred and division. Still recovering from wounds received in stopping the first attack, Armand is confined to the village of Three Pines, leading a covert investigation from there. He must be careful not to let the Black Wolf know he has recognized his mistake. In a quiet church basement, he and his senior agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, pore over what little evidence they have. Two notebooks. A few mysterious numbers on a tattered map of Québec. And a phrase repeated by the person they had called the Grey Wolf.

    The Black Wolf20
    3,9