Mystery
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All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, 16)
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
PARADE MAGAZINE – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS
AARP'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL
CRIMEREADS – ONE OF THE BEST TRADITIONAL MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR
GLOBE AND MAIL - TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE YEAR
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR
KIRKUS REVIEWS - ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
LIBRARY JOURNAL - ONE OF THE BEST CRIME FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR
All the Devils Are Here, the 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light
On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life.
When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art.
It sends them deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades.
A gruesome discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized.
Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family.
For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.
PARADE MAGAZINE – ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS
AARP'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL
CRIMEREADS – ONE OF THE BEST TRADITIONAL MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR
GLOBE AND MAIL - TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE YEAR
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR
KIRKUS REVIEWS - ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
LIBRARY JOURNAL - ONE OF THE BEST CRIME FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR
All the Devils Are Here, the 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light
On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life.
When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art.
It sends them deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades.
A gruesome discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized.
Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family.
For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for All the Devils Are Here
"Although Penny touches on a wide range of subjects in this expansive story, her main concern is with the sacrifices we make for those we love. Here, even the loving relationship between Gamache and his son, Daniel, is challenged. If you think about it, the underlying theme of all of Penny's books is Honor Thy Family ― the one you were born with, the one you've acquired during your lifetime and the Family of Man." ―The New York Times Book Review
"Penny excels at capturing the inner life, whether it's a criminal's or a resentful child's. Series novices and die-hard fans alike will be left breathless―and moved."
―People Magazine (Book of the Week)
"Armand Gamache seems as much a spiritual warrior as a homicide detective… What stays with the reader are the tender passages, the human insights, the reminders of what makes life worth living."
―Wall Street Journal
"You don't need to have read the previous books to enjoy the mystery (whose apt title refers to a line from Shakespeare's The Tempest: ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here'), but knowing a bit about the characters' backgrounds helps you follow the subtle tensions between them."
―AARP The Magazine
"Penny excels at creating a sense of place, and she brings Paris to life with scenes small (a favorite garden at the Rodin museum) and big (the top of the Eiffel Tower). We walk ― or, when necessary, run ― through the streets of Paris, taste lemon tarts and mourn the fire damage to Notre Dame."
―St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Penny's books are always a cause for celebration, and this one is superb in every regard."
―Booklist (Top Review)
"Penny's series has always been about the complexities and sustaining glories of family, and here she takes that theme even further, revealing fissures in the Gamache clan, but also showing the resilience and love at its root. Series devotees will revel in both Penny's evocation of Paris―every bit as sumptuous as her rendering of Three Pines―and in the increased role she allots to librarian Reine-Marie, whose research skills are crucial to untying the Gordian knot at the mystery's core."
―Booklist (starred)
"Exceptional… Penny's nuanced exploration of the human spirit continues to distinguish this brilliant series."
―Publishers Weekly (starred)
"As always, Penny's mystery is meticulously constructed and reveals hard truths about the hidden workings of the world―as well as the workings of the Gamache family. But there's plenty of local color, too, with a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower to escape surveillance and a luxurious suite at the Hotel George V for good measure. If you're new to Penny's world, this would be a gr...
"Although Penny touches on a wide range of subjects in this expansive story, her main concern is with the sacrifices we make for those we love. Here, even the loving relationship between Gamache and his son, Daniel, is challenged. If you think about it, the underlying theme of all of Penny's books is Honor Thy Family ― the one you were born with, the one you've acquired during your lifetime and the Family of Man." ―The New York Times Book Review
"Penny excels at capturing the inner life, whether it's a criminal's or a resentful child's. Series novices and die-hard fans alike will be left breathless―and moved."
―People Magazine (Book of the Week)
"Armand Gamache seems as much a spiritual warrior as a homicide detective… What stays with the reader are the tender passages, the human insights, the reminders of what makes life worth living."
―Wall Street Journal
"You don't need to have read the previous books to enjoy the mystery (whose apt title refers to a line from Shakespeare's The Tempest: ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here'), but knowing a bit about the characters' backgrounds helps you follow the subtle tensions between them."
―AARP The Magazine
"Penny excels at creating a sense of place, and she brings Paris to life with scenes small (a favorite garden at the Rodin museum) and big (the top of the Eiffel Tower). We walk ― or, when necessary, run ― through the streets of Paris, taste lemon tarts and mourn the fire damage to Notre Dame."
―St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Penny's books are always a cause for celebration, and this one is superb in every regard."
―Booklist (Top Review)
"Penny's series has always been about the complexities and sustaining glories of family, and here she takes that theme even further, revealing fissures in the Gamache clan, but also showing the resilience and love at its root. Series devotees will revel in both Penny's evocation of Paris―every bit as sumptuous as her rendering of Three Pines―and in the increased role she allots to librarian Reine-Marie, whose research skills are crucial to untying the Gordian knot at the mystery's core."
―Booklist (starred)
"Exceptional… Penny's nuanced exploration of the human spirit continues to distinguish this brilliant series."
―Publishers Weekly (starred)
"As always, Penny's mystery is meticulously constructed and reveals hard truths about the hidden workings of the world―as well as the workings of the Gamache family. But there's plenty of local color, too, with a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower to escape surveillance and a luxurious suite at the Hotel George V for good measure. If you're new to Penny's world, this would be a gr...
Readers Top Reviews
Earthymama
I always have to read Louise Penny’s Gamache novels twice, (well, I reread them often) but I read them twice on release. The first read, I want to know the story, what’s happening, to quickly devour and roll on through the twists and turns, to know what is happening to my friends, to get to the always satisfying end. Then I read again, or maybe listen to the audio version, to appreciate more slowly the evocation of place, the creation of characters, the uncovering of evil that is always at the heart of these books. Thanks again to Louise, she has once again produced a novel that filled my day, took me, not this time to Three Pines, but to a city she so obviously loves, to Paris. If this strange time ever allows I hope to discover for myself the places that come alive so vividly. An excoriating, many-layered blast at C21st global power structures and the evil done in greedy, materialistic pursuit of power.
J2ohEarthymama
This is Louise Penny at her best - and even more. She has an extraordinary gift of tackling the most horrific storylines with goodness. This is a convoluted, complex book touching on the depths humanity can fall into but her very human heroes are on the side of the angels. If I comment on some of the aspects I thought were particularly good, they would become spoilers, so I will try to avoid this by saying that, at the heart of it, it was a delight to see the Gamache family together with all their faults, foibles and gifts. The only, slightly critical comment I would like to make - and this is not a spoiler - is that occasionally the grammar and punctuation had me flummoxed at times. I think the proof reading needs to be addressed. However, though it added a (very) few minutes to the reading, nothing could spoil this book. A real triumph. The final point is not the book but Kindle. I really missed the facility on Kindle which allows the reader to check up on the characters. In a book as complex as this one - and with the price of it too - we should be able to highlight a name and refresh the memory. So the book gets 5 stars, but Kindle, this time gets only 3 stars! Thank you to Louise Penny for facing her fears and returning to Paris.
E EvansJ2ohEarthy
A Gamache novel that, for once, isn’t set in Quebec but in France. The Gamaches have travelled to Paris to spend time in one of their favourite cities (where they became engaged) and enjoy the company of their children, Daniel who lives there with his family, and pregnant Annie, who has recently moved there with her husband, Jean-Guy, Gamache’s former second in command, now working in a prestigious civilian job. However the holiday is interrupted by a hit and run on Gamache’s godfather, the man who helped raise him after his parents’ death. Thereafter the book is a race to find out what it was Stephen had discovered that made him a target for murder. And to work out who they can trust and who would like them dead. I missed Three Pines but did enjoy the change of scenery – the sights and sounds and smells of Paris were beautifully described. Also liked the way Reine-Marie was involved the investigation (the perfume scenes were actually quite funny). There was also the chance to delve a bit more into Gamache’s background which I rather enjoyed. Any negatives? Well when the case started I was hoping for a more domestic drama this time, rather than a world-wide conspiracy, but that is just a personal preference on my part. One of my favourite detective series.
Kindle P.DE Evan
I ordered this book in January 2022, as it showed up as having just been published. I've just started to read it (February 19th) and realised I'd read it before - when I checked on my Kindle I see that I bought the exact same book, with a different cover picture, in 2020. Since Amazon allowed me to purchase it without pointing out that I already had it, I can only imagine the publisher has re-issued the book with minor changes? I've spoken to Customer Services, who are going to remove the book and refund the money. I'm now going to try to find a web page for Louise Penny and find out how this has happened!
Kindle P.DE E
I have felt like some of Louise Penny's books are just too outrageous. Not everything is a grand conspiracy, no matter what the media says. This one worked. It wasn't quite as overdone as past books in the series. The technical and financial details were implausible, and it still featured some conspiracy, so I can't give full marks and feel a little like I need to shower after reading it. But compared to past books, it's still an improvement. Three Pines barely featured, but at this point that might be a feature rather than a bug. While one misses the characters, it strains suspension of disbelief too much to believe that these people can have really experienced *that* many murders. More like this, please. Ideally, I wish Louise Penny tried to write a mystery with a completely different set of protagonists (like Lucy Maud Montgomery branching out from her Anne series), because I feel like with reliable readers less effort is put into these Gamache books than the original ones and a lot of the nice gags have already been done. But that is probably hoping for too much, so instead I'd like to hope for a standard murder mystery where 1 or 2 people max has committed a crime. As the number of people involved in a conspiracy increases, the chance it's really been kept secret is lowered.
