A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, 18)

Gamache’s world is shaken when an old case and a hidden room in Three Pines reopen wounds that had never fully healed. The novel blends village atmosphere, buried trauma, and mounting danger in a way that is both intimate and suspenseful.

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When something buried resurfaces, the calm of Three Pines begins to crack.

As spring returns to Three Pines, an old case and a hidden room stir up memories that refuse to stay buried. What begins as an unsettling discovery soon opens into a broader threat for Gamache, Beauvoir, and the village.

Review Summaries

Readers praise the layered mystery and the series’ strong character work, and many note a lingering emotional effect after finishing. Even with darker material, the village relationships help keep the novel grounded.

Book Information

Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 2022-11-29
Pages: 390 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 16.64 x 3.05 x 24.26 cm
ISBN-13: 9781250145291
ISBN-10: 1250145295
Price: 4775 JPY
Category: 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/British Detectives

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Agatha Award Winner for Best Contemporary Novel Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end? Gamache and Beauvoir’s memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Did their mother’s murder hurt them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered and are now about to erupt? As Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Every word of the 160-year-old letter is filled with dread. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes there’s more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge. In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world. Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache’s home.

LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times , USA Today , and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, and coauthor with Hillary Rodham Clinton of the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller State of Terror . She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (nine times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.

Reviews

冒険小説マンネリ

Still Life から、毎回、社会性、舞台、題材、人物がよく書けていて夢中で読んできましたが、今回は少々マンネリです。
Man weiß bei Serien um beliebte Kriminaler ja genau, dass sie am Ende siegen und keinesfalls getötet werden, ihre Angehörigen auch extrem selten. Dennoch eine solche Spannung zu schaffen und über 300 Seiten lang aufrecht zu erhalten, ja gegen Ende noch zu steigern ist eine Meisterleistung. Der Roman um eine Art Wunderkammer - in der späten Neuzeit eine Sammlung von Kuriositäten vom in Silber gefassten Totenschädel bis zu Objekten aus der Neuen Welt - ist kompliziert und faszinierend gestrickt. Ein alter Feind von Gamache steckt dahinter und zwei Fälle entpuppen sich als zusammenhängend. Es wird oft behauptet, ein Buch sei „unputdownable“, hier ist es so. Großartig, unbedingt lesen!
Love Gamache series of books. Cat wait for the next one.
Bit light on the mystery. There were only 2 possibilities from the beginning and by mid way it was clear as to who’s the nemesis. Even the life messages have got repetitive over the last couple of books in the series and is just a revamp of the old messages. The oblique references to poems or other historical events have also become quite light.
Most amazing mystery series by world famous writer. Highly recommend reading.
Simply the best series, love Chief Inspector Gamache and all the characters and story lines. Read one book and then read all 18 back to back, can’t put them down. Easy reading, suspenseful, fun. I want to visit Three Pines!!!