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Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines Books in Order

by Louise PennyMystery, Thriller & Suspense

20 books so far (book 21 is due October 20, 2026). They run from Still Life (2014) to The Black Wolf (2025). Rated 4.6 across 137,744 listener reviews.

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Reading order

  1. Still Life

    Book 1 2014 4.4 (16.3k)

    In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Monsieur L'Inspecteur Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, a modern Poirot who anchors this beloved traditional mystery series Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis,…

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  2. A Fatal Grace

    Book 2 2007 4.6 (8.9k)

    Winner of the 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel! From the Dagger award winning author Louise Penny comes the second Armand Gamache mystery set in the stunning countryside of Quebec.

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  3. The Cruelest Month

    Book 3 2008 4.7 (8.6k)

    Listen to the series that inspired Three Pines on Prime Video. "Narrator Ralph Cosham evokes the idyllic Quebec village of Three Pines with skillful handling of the often funny, often conflicted people who live there." —AudioFile Magazine…

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  4. A Rule Against Murder

    Book 4 2009 4.7 (8.3k)

    the Old World quality of his voice invokes radio murder mysteries from decades past, creating an endlessly entertaining listening experience." —...

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  5. The Brutal Telling

    Book 5 2009 4.5 (8k)

    With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As autumn descends, and families prepare to head back to the city while children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store at the…

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  6. Bury Your Dead

    Book 6 2010 4.7 (6.6k)

    Bury Your Dead is a novel about life and death—and all the mystery that remains—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise...

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  7. A Trick of the Light

    Book 7 2011 4.7 (6.7k)

    A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011 A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller books for 2011 With A Trick of the Light, Louise Penny takes us back to the deceptively peaceful village of Three Pines in this…

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  8. The Beautiful Mystery

    Book 8 2012 4.6 (7k)

    The brilliant novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Louise Penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our time No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the…

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  9. How the Light Gets In

    Book 9 2013 4.8 (6.7k)

    How the Light Gets In is the ninth Chief Inspector Gamache Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny. "There is a crack in everything.

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  10. The Long Way Home

    Book 10 2014 4.5 (6.2k)

    Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible.

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  11. The Nature of the Beast

    Book 11 2015 4.5 (6.1k)

    Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can…

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  12. A Great Reckoning

    Book 12 2016 4.7 (7.9k)

    When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes.

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  13. Glass Houses

    Book 13 2017 4.7 (4.9k)

    AN AUGUST 2017 LibraryReads PICK! When a mysterious...

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  14. Kingdom of the Blind

    Book 14 2018 4.7 (6.1k)

    **Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator** "[Narrator Robert Bathurst] engages us completely...If you haven't listened to this series, start at once.

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  15. A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

    Book 15 2019 4.7 (5.8k)

    Magazine, Earphones Award winner Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the...

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  16. All the Devils Are Here: A Novel

    Book 16 2020 4.8 (7.2k)

    *INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "Robert Bathurst is just about perfect delivering the 16th Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel...Listen to all the Gamache audiobooks for maximum satisfaction." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award…

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  17. The Madness of Crowds

    Book 17 2021 4.6 (5.9k)

    It's perfect for listeners seeking both captivating intrigue and insightful reflection." - BookPage Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns...

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  18. A World of Curiosities

    Book 18 2022 4.7 (5.8k)

    (Earphones Award Winner) "Narrator Robert Bathurst skillfully evokes the mood and...

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  19. The Grey Wolf

    Book 19 2024 4.0 (2.8k)

    His performance lets us feel Reine Marie's warmth and Armand's affectionate nature, and he adds an additional layer to surly Ruth and her potty-mouthed duck. Exciting and entertaining."...

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  20. The Black Wolf

    Book 20 2025 4.3 (1.9k)

    The 20th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.

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  21. Miss Wolcott's Ghost

    Book 21 Out October 20, 2026

    Armand Gamache returns! This program is read by Alfred Molina, who previously starred in the Three Pines series on Prime Video and includes acknowledgements read by the author.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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