The Grey Wolf

By Louise Penny

The Grey Wolf - Louise Penny
  • Release Date: 2024-10-29
  • Genre: British Detectives
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 543 Ratings

Description

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.

Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. Reine-Marie watches with increasing unease as her husband refuses to pick up, though he clearly knows who is on the other end. When he finally answers, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning.

That's only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE GREY WOLF, the nineteenth novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times-bestselling series. A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Gamache reading "this might interest you", a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list—and then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching.

Armand Gamache, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, his son-in-law and second in command, and Inspector Isabelle Lacoste can only trust each other, as old friends begin to act like enemies, and long-time enemies appear to be friends. Determined to track down the threat before it becomes a reality, their pursuit takes them across Québec and across borders. Their hunt grows increasingly desperate, even frantic, as the enormity of the creature they’re chasing becomes clear. If they fail the devastating consequences would reach into the largest of cities and the smallest of villages.

Including Three Pines.

Reviews

  • Candidate for Slow Horses series

    2
    By CentralCALady
    Goes on and on, dragging inept and helpless characters around like rag dolls, and when out of ideas starts with the weaponry. At this point Louise Penny is mailing it in. Please don’t torment us with a sequel!
  • If I could give it 10 stars, I would!

    5
    By wyomom2
    Yes we missed our three pines family, and with great excitement, I dove into this lastest and beautiful written, new mystery. One of the best of the series…. Strong, enjoyable characters all, but if Gamache isn’t your favorite, I don’t understand you. LOVED IT! can’t wait till Black Wolf….. Louise, thank you!
  • Grey Wolf

    1
    By GatosGalore
    Just trying to make a buck…very disappointing. Look forward to each release but story line here bazaar..confusing & boring. This is not even a one star.
  • The Grey Wolf

    5
    By keepermc@500
    This is the best Three Pines’ Inspector Gamache story by far and I have read them all. Absolutely incredible! I read it non-stop from beginning to end during a Colorado snow storm. I’m looking forward to the next one - The Black Wolf. Vicki
  • Grey wolf

    5
    By chickasaw girl
    Pace was very good. Also clues woven within each other.
  • Missing something

    3
    By ladybug 5252
    I’ve read all of Penny’s books and I found this one disappointing. I miss the interaction of the residents of Three Pines who only make brief appearances in this story. The book is missing the emotional appeal of those interactions. Additionally if you haven’t read the older books you could be very confused. This was not one of my favorites. Especially disappointing after waiting two years.
  • Each Book Better and Better

    5
    By ReadbyCeeBee
    The Inspector Gamache books tell more than a mystery, more than a good story...a good yarn, these books force introspection, they force you to look at your soul. How you would react to those deep immersing quandary's. How those philosophical heart rending situations affect you at your deepest level all the while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Brava Louise Penny. Can't wait for the next one.
  • Just ok

    2
    By carocross
    Somehow I feel like I’ve read this story before. Not as good as other books by this author. I’ve read them all. This was disappointing.
  • Increasing percentage of boilerplate…

    2
    By DavidP 4200
    I’ve followed this author through this entire series and, initially, enjoyed them immensely. But these last books seem, increasingly, to be phoned in, relying more and more on dredging old scenes up, duck jokes ad nauseam and endless diversions. The first books were better.