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The Grey Wolf

The Three Pines community is under threat in this spectacular thriller, selected for The Queen's Reading Room book club 2026

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The Grey Wolf

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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About this listen

 'SUPERB' WILL DEAN
'Highly entertaining' THE TIMES
'Subtle, compelling storytelling at its elegant best' DAILY MAIL

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.

PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:
'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
'Electrifying drama ... Gamache is a fascinatingly complex protagonist' THE TIMES
'Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES
'This is crime writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL
'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS©2024 Louise Penny Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Scary Murder Wolf

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Critic reviews

The monkey business is highly entertaining and leads to a climax that would not be out of place in a James Bond movie
Subtle, compelling storytelling at its best
Superb (Will Dean)
All stars
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Nothing to dislike.Narrator very good and varied voices and accents seem so natural and believable.

Superb storytelling

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This is the most exciting and thrilling of all the Inspector Gamache books. I love the complex characters who are a mix of good and evil and very human. I would recommend reading them in order as things are explained and developed through the series. The description of Canada and Three Pines is wonderful and the culture they all want to protect.

Most Atmospheric of Gamache Novels

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Perfect story, even better narration! I could listen to Adam’ Sims all day long.
After such a long wait, it was worth it. The story was gripping with a slow build up but I love the fact that she has set up for another.
At one point I was scared it was the end of three pines and the bistro. Thankfully it continues.
Can’t wait for the next one now. I might start them all again!

Thrills & comfort

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Once again Louise has come up with a terrific plot with many twists. Can't wait for the next one

another great read

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Listening was hard to visualise the French words
That is when I wish I had a
paper copy as well
I think Louise Penny will
have to send me a tranquilliser to the Southern
tip of Africa - I thought Africa
even though beautiful is/was
scary

How terrifying this bookwas

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