Agent: Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency. At times, the prose is remarkably fresh, filled with illuminating and delightful turns of phrase (e.g., Clara notices “her own ego, showing some ankle”), though readers should also be prepared for the breathless sentence fragments that litter virtually every chapter.

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace hed only imagined possible. Over the course of the intriguing search, Penny offers real insight into the evolution of artistic style as well as the envy that artists feel about each other’s success. The Long Way Home: Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Country: United Kingdom Published: 28 September 2021 Pages: 464 ISBN: 9781529386462. Louise Penny, A 1 New York Times Bestseller, Louise Pennys The Long Way Home is an intriguing Chief Inspector Gamache Novel. Clara turns to Gamache for help in locating Peter, who appears to have adopted a new approach to painting during his time away from her. When Peter fails to materialize on the appointed day, Clara fears that he has either found a new woman-or died. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, The Balm in Gilead, in his large hands.

Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamaches world of facts and feelings. Armand Gamache of the Quebec Sûreté (after 2013’s How the Light Gets In), Three Pines resident Peter Morrow has pledged to show up for a dinner with his wife, Clara, exactly one year after their separation. Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sret du Qubec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. In Edgar-finalist Penny’s perceptive, perfectly paced 10th mystery featuring Chief Insp.

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny