With the deadly drug about to hit the streets, Gamache races for answers.Īs he uses increasingly audacious, even desperate, measures to retrieve the drug, Armand Gamache begins to see his own blind spots. And while most of the opioids he allowed to slip through his hands, in order to bring down the cartels, have been retrieved, there is one devastating exception.Įnough narcotic to kill thousands has disappeared into inner city Montreal.

The investigation into what happened six months ago-the events that led to his suspension-has dragged on, into the dead of winter. When a body is found, the terms of the bizarre will suddenly seem less peculiar and far more menacing.īut it isn't the only menace Gamache is facing. But what if, Gamache begins to ask himself, she was perfectly sane? The will is so odd and includes bequests that are so wildly unlikely that Gamache and the others suspect the woman must have been delusional. None of them had ever met the elderly woman. Still on suspension, and frankly curious, Gamache accepts and soon learns that the other two executors are Myrna Landers, the bookseller from Three Pines, and a young builder. When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head of the S ret du Qu bec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. Author(s): Louise Penny Crime and Thrillers. Kingdom of the Blind, the new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. Kingdom of the Blind: (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 14). 'A constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves.' -Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review 'A captivating, wintry whodunit.' - PEOPLE One of PopSugar's Best Fall Books to Curl Up With Washington Post's 10 Books to Read This November One of Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2018 Picks

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