Order of Louise Penny Books

Louise Penny is a Canadian novelist of mystery novels, featuring Inspector Armand Gamache and set in Quebec. She is a multiple time Agatha Award winner. Her novels are British-styled whodunit mysteries inspired by authors such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. Before becoming a published author, Louise worked for CBC as a radio host and journalist.

Penny tried her hand at historical fiction, which she was unable to finish, before writing in the mystery genre she became famous for. Her first published novel was the beginning of the Inspector Gamache series, Still Life, which was published in 2005. Below is a list of all of Louise Penny’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Inspector Gamache Books

Still Life	(2005)
A Fatal Grace	(2007)
The Cruelest Month	(2008)
The Murder Stone	(2009)
The Brutal Telling	(2009)
Bury Your Dead	(2010)
The Hangman	(2010)
A Trick of the Light	(2011)
The Beautiful Mystery	(2012)
How the Light Gets In	(2013)
The Long Way Home	(2014)
The Nature of the Beast	(2015)
A Great Reckoning	(2016)
Glass Houses	(2017)

Notes: Dead Cold was also published as A Fatal Grace. The Murder Stone was also titled A Rule Against Murder.

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