A great reckoning by louise penny5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Fans will be pleased that the residents of Three Pines whom they have come to know and love over the years are well-represented, playing a large role throughout. Mysteries abound in this well-constructed complex novel, but at its core there are two: What is the origin and purpose of a WWI-era map found walled up in the Three Pines bistro, and who is responsible for the dead body discovered at the Academy?Īs with Penny's previous books, A Great Reckoning is liberally sprinkled with red herrings, eccentric characters and the occasional dose of humor. Readers soon find however that he has been convinced to return to the workforce, taking command of the Sûreté Academy, the school that prepares new cadets to join the police force. ![]() ![]() This novel in a beloved mystery series mixes old characters with new and is a satisfying addition from author Louise Penny.Ĭanadian author Louise Penny's twelfth entry in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, A Great Reckoning, opens where her previous mystery, The Nature of the Beast, leaves off with Gamache retired from the homicide department of the Sûreté du Québec and living with his wife, Reine Marie, in the peaceful village of Three Pines. ![]()
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