The Grey Wolf

In the nineteenth installment of Louise Penny's beloved series, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache finds his tranquil Sunday morning in Three Pines shattered by persistent, unreturned phone calls. When he finally answers, his ensuing rage signals the beginning of a chilling new investigation. A series of baffling incidents quickly unfolds: a missing coat, a triggered intruder alarm, an ominous note, a cryptic scrap of paper, and then, a brutal murder. Gamache, along with his son-in-law Jean-Guy Beauvoir and Inspector Isabelle Lacoste, soon realize they are confronting something far more insidious than a single crime. Old friends turn hostile, and former enemies offer unexpected alliances, forcing the team to question everyone and everything. As they embark on a desperate, frantic pursuit across Québec and beyond its borders, the enormity of the threat they face becomes terrifyingly clear. Failure is not an option, as the devastating consequences would ripple from the largest cities to the smallest, most hidden villages, including their cherished Three Pines.