| Description |
447 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
A Chief Inspector Gamache novel |
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Penny, Louise.
Three Pines mystery.
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| Note |
Originally published in Canada, in English, as: Kingdom of the blind. |
| Summary |
"Convoqué dans une vieille ferme abandonnée, Armand Gamache apprend qu'une parfaite inconnue l'a choisi comme exécuteur testamentaire avec Myrna Landers, la libraire de Three Pines, et Benedict Pouliot, un jeune entrepreneur. Intrigués, tous trois acceptent ce rôle et découvrent des clauses tellement insolites qu'ils doutent de la santé mentale de la défunte. À moins qu'elle ne soit, au contraire, particulièrement lucide et consciente du danger qui pèse sur ses héritiers. Telle est l'intuition de Gamache qui se méfie davantage des évidences depuis que, sur un autre front, il a sacrifié sa carrière pour lutter contre le narcotrafic. En voulant piéger les cartels, n'a-t-il pas libéré dans les rues de Montréal le pire opiacé qui soit ? En recrutant l'insaisissable Amelia Choquet, n'a-t-il pas introduit l'ennemi dans les rangs de la police ? Pour faire la lumière sur ces deux affaires, l'ancien chef de la Sûreté du Québec n'a d'autre choix que de se lancer dans une course contre la montre et contre la mort." -- Back cover. |
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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. |
| Language |
In French. |
| Subject |
Drug traffic -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.
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Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Legacies -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Québec (Province) -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Opioids -- Fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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Drug traffic. (OCoLC)fst00898722
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Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01744137
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Legacies. (OCoLC)fst00995369
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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Opioids. (OCoLC)fst01046544
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Québec. (OCoLC)fst01207316
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Saint-Martin, Lori, supposed translator.
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Gagné, Paul, 1961- supposed translator.
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| Added Title |
Kingdom of the blind. French
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| ISBN |
9782890778450 |
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2890778452 |
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