A Great Reckoning: 12 (Chief Inspector Gamache Novels) - Hardcover

Penny sustains her high-wire act, creating characters of remarkable depth in an exhilarating whodunit. "People"
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Louise Penny is unsurpassed at building a sense of heart-stopping urgency." "The Charlotte Observer"
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Penny, who raises the bar with each entry in this superb series, has always mixed murder and corruption with issues of morality...[S]he does so with her accustomed talent for a gripping plot, rich characterizations, arresting prose and thought-provoking questions of mercy, malice and the contradictions of the human race." "Richmond-Times Dispatch"
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"This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption." Salem Macknee, "Charlotte Observer"
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Penny writes with grace and intelligence about complex people struggling with complex emotions. But her great gift is her uncanny ability to describe what might seem indescribable the play of light, the sound of celestial music, a quiet sense of peace. "New York Times Book Review""

"This complex novel deals with universal themes of compassion, weakness in the face of temptation, forgiveness, and the danger of falling into despair and cynicism over apparently insurmountable evils."
- "Publishers Weekly "(starred and boxed)

"A compelling mystery and a rich human drama in which no character is either entirely good or evil, and each is capable of inspiring empathy."
- "Booklist" (starred)

"A chilling story that's also filled with hope a beloved Penny trademark.
- "Kirkus "(starred)

Penny sustains her high-wire act, creating characters of remarkable depth in an exhilarating whodunit. "People"
""
Louise Penny is unsurpassed at building a sense of heart-stopping urgency." "The Charlotte Observer"
""
Penny, who raises the bar with each entry in this superb series, has always mixed murder and corruption with issues of morality...[S]he does so with her accustomed talent for a gripping plot, rich characterizations, arresting prose and thought-provoking questions of mercy, malice and the contradictions of the human race." "Richmond-Times Dispatch"
""
"This series dominates best-seller lists and award lists for a reason. Penny tells powerful stories of damage and healing in the human heart, leavened with affection, humor and thank goodness redemption." Salem Macknee, "Charlotte Observer"
""
Penny writes with grace and intelligence about complex people struggling with complex emotions. But her great gift is her uncanny ability to describe what might seem indescribable the play of light, the sound of celestial music, a quiet sense of peace. "New York Times Book Review""