Glass Houses

Louise Penny's Glass Houses is an Inspector Gamache novel in which an ominous masked figure in Three Pines and a tense murder trial converge. The mystery explores buried secrets, communal fear, and the fragile pursuit of justice.

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A shadow crossing quiet Three Pines leads toward murder, trial, and buried truths.

A full-length mystery that moves between a courtroom present and events in Three Pines. With the series' community and relationships in the background, it traces how fear can feed crime and silence.

Review Summaries

The tense structure and established cast are praised, especially the blend of courtroom drama and village unease.

Book Information

Publisher: MINOTAUR
Published: 2017-08-29
Pages: 400 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 16.31 x 3.38 x 24.46 cm
ISBN-13: 9781250066190
ISBN-10: 1250066190
Price: 7796 JPY
Category: 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/British Detectives

An instant New York Times Bestseller and August 2017 LibraryReads pick! “Penny’s absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with compassion and grace.” — PEOPLE “Louise Penny wrote the book on escapist mysteries.” — The New York Times Book Review “You won't want Louise Penny's latest to end….Any plot summary of Penny’s novels inevitably falls short of conveying the dark magic of this series.... It takes nerve and skill — as well as heart — to write mysteries like this. ‘Glass Houses,’ along with many of the other Gamache books, is so compelling that, for the space of reading it, you may well feel that much of what’s going on in the world outside the novel is ‘just noise.’” —Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post When a mysterious figure appears in Three Pines one cold November day, Armand Gamache and the rest of the villagers are at first curious. Then wary. Through rain and sleet, the figure stands unmoving, staring ahead. From the moment its shadow falls over the village, Gamache, now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, suspects the creature has deep roots and a dark purpose. Yet he does nothing. What can he do? Only watch and wait. And hope his mounting fears are not realized. But when the figure vanishes overnight and a body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to discover if a debt has been paid or levied. Months later, on a steamy July day as the trial for the accused begins in Montréal, Chief Superintendent Gamache continues to struggle with actions he set in motion that bitter November, from which there is no going back. More than the accused is on trial. Gamache’s own conscience is standing in judgment. In Glass Houses , her latest utterly gripping book , number-one New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny shatters the conventions of the crime novel to explore what Gandhi called the court of conscience. A court that supersedes all others.

Reviews

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Louise Penny ist ein psychologisches Talent, ich bewundere immer wieder den Aufbau, die Linienführung, den Inhalt ihrer Bücher. Hervorragender Lesestoff, ich habe - wieder - viel historisches gelernt, und Gamache bewundert, einen Menschen den ich gern kennen würde. Auch in diesem Buch, einem Drogenchef auf der Spur, geht er unbeirrt ungewöhnliche Wege, unverständlich für seine Vorgesetzten - der PM von Quebec - und sogar einige seines Teams. Sein Charisma lässt sie ihm dennoch folgen und nach einem show down in seinem geliebten Three Pines, bringt er und sein Team den Drogen Boss zur Strecke. Bass erstaunt war ich, als ich erfuhr um wen es sich handelte.
J'apprécie

J'apprécie beaucoup tout les livres dans ce séries de Louise Penny . I appreciate all the books in this series by Louise Penny.
Louise Penny at her best - as always

Another well-written crime novel by Louise Penny. Vivid character portraits, an engaging plotline, atmospheric descriptions of Montréal and les Cantons de l'Est, and a reunion with a returning cast of characters that fans of Ms Penny cannot but consider, by now, as friends. I would highly recommend this book - and all the previous ones in the Gamache series - for anyone looking for intelligent, well-written, and engaging crime novels. For me, right now, no one beats Louise Penny!
This is a wonderful series and Glass Houses is an absolutely cracking read

4.5* A stranger dressed like the grim reaper stands on the Three Pines green. Is this figure, a modern day Cobrador, sending a message or taking revenge? Whatever it’s there for this figure is a disturbing presence and the villagers want it removed but, as no law is being broken, Gamache can do nothing. When a body is found everything changes. Gamache is now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté so it is Isobel Lacoste who heads up the investigation. Gamache is working, under the radar, on a major investigation. The book opens at the murder trial of the accused and is told in flashback. Louise Penny has the knack of writing multiple storylines that are complicated, gripping and will keep you guessing right to the end incredibly well. You may think you know what’s happening and whodunnit but there is always a very neat change of direction or piece of information that changes everything bringing into play the connections and beautifully tying everything together. You also become incredibly invested with the characters who are so well written along with the setting which is wonderful. This book is no different and everything builds up to an ending that is tense, thrilling, heart-stopping and will have huge repercussions on all those concerned. It’s so good to be back, after far too long, with Gamache, Jean-Pierre, Isobel, Reine Marie and all the characters in Three Pines. This is a wonderful series and Glass Houses is an absolutely cracking read.
Another Great Adventure!

I have loved Three Pines from the start, but each book I feel more and more immersed in the characters and the world that Louise Penny has created. This one brought out some raw emotions, a lot of laughter, and intriguing suspense. The use of the courtroom and the past as different staging areas for the story were very interesting. I cannot wait to start the next one.