Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Louise Penny
• Title: Kingdom of the Blind (A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel)
• Publisher: ‎ Thorndike Press Large Print; Large Print Edition (December 26, 2018)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover / Library Binding (Large Print) – 635 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1432859366
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1432859367
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.8 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (Former library book; may include the markings and stickers associated from the library.)
• Cover Condition: Very Good
• Edition: Large Print Edition

Synopsis:

Kingdom of the Blind, the new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head of the Sûreté du Québec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. 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.

None of them had ever met the elderly woman.

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. But what if, Gamache begins to ask himself, she was perfectly sane?

When a body is found, the terms of the bizarre will suddenly seem less peculiar and far more menacing.

But it isn’t the only menace Gamache is facing.

The investigation into what happened six months ago―the events that led to his suspension―has dragged on, into the dead of winter. 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.

Enough narcotic to kill thousands has disappeared into inner city Montreal. With the deadly drug about to hit the streets, Gamache races for answers.

As he uses increasingly audacious, even desperate, measures to retrieve the drug, Armand Gamache begins to see his own blind spots. And the terrible things hiding there.

About the Author:

Louise Penny is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (seven 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.