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The Grey Wolf

Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Book 19

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The Grey Wolf

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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 '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

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)
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A lot of twists and turns, brilliantly read, as always, by the best in the business.

Brilliant

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characterisation of everyone involved in the story. I was held from the first to the last page.

gripping from start to finish

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Compelling plot involving increasingly existential threats. This in a world where Democracy is under real pressure requiring the type of courage shown by Gamache and other supporting characters.

A worthy read

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The series of chief inspector Gamache are just perfekt. The red thread through the series combined with the crime to solve makes it such a good listening. Can't wait for next one

Outstanding performance and terrible crime

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Listening to the same narrator across 19 books has made this series feel like a second family in book form.

Just perfect

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