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Home / Authors / Louise Penny Louise Penny Canadian author best known for the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery series. Her books have sold over 10 million copies and won multiple Agatha Awards. This page provides the Louise Penny books in order, including both chronological publication order and the series reading order.
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2005 Still Life POoIGB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Dead Cold / A Fatal Grace POoIGB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 The Cruellest Month POoIGB · 3 Buy ↗ 2008 A Rule Against Murder / The Murder Stone POoIGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2009 The Brutal Telling POoIGB · 5 Buy ↗ 2010 The Hangman POoIGSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Bury Your Dead POoIGB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 A Trick of the Light POoIGB · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 The Beautiful Mystery POoIGB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 How the Light Gets In POoIGB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 The Long Way Home POoIGB · 10 Buy ↗ 2015 The Nature of the Beast POoIGB · 11 Buy ↗ 2016 A Great Reckoning POoIGB · 12 Buy ↗ 2017 Glass Houses POoIGB · 13 Buy ↗ 2018 Kingdom of the Blind POoIGB · 14 Buy ↗ 2019 A Better Man POoIGB · 15 Buy ↗ 2020 All the Devils Are Here POoIGB · 16 Buy ↗ 2021 State of Terror(With: Hillary Rodham Clinton) POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2021 The Madness of Crowds POoIGB · 17 Buy ↗ 2022 A World of Curiosities POoIGB · 18 Buy ↗ 2024 The Grey Wolf POoIGB · 19 Buy ↗ 2025 The Black Wolf POoIGB · 20 Buy ↗ 2026 The Last Mandarin(With: Mellissa Fung) POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2026 Miss Wolcott's Ghost POoIGB · 21 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Inspector Gamache Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2010
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 2021–2026
01 State of Terror(With: Hillary Rodham Clinton) 2021 Buy ↗ 02 The Last Mandarin(With: Mellissa Fung) 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Gamache Books 21 books · 2005–2026
02 Dead Cold / A Fatal Grace 2006 Buy ↗ 03 The Cruellest Month 2007 Buy ↗ 04 A Rule Against Murder / The Murder Stone 2008 Buy ↗ 05 The Brutal Telling 2009 Buy ↗ 06 Bury Your Dead 2010 Buy ↗ 07 A Trick of the Light 2011 Buy ↗ 08 The Beautiful Mystery 2012 Buy ↗ 09 How the Light Gets In 2013 Buy ↗ 10 The Long Way Home 2014 Buy ↗ 11 The Nature of the Beast 2015 Buy ↗ 12 A Great Reckoning 2016 Buy ↗ 14 Kingdom of the Blind 2018 Buy ↗ 16 All the Devils Are Here 2020 Buy ↗ 17 The Madness of Crowds 2021 Buy ↗ 18 A World of Curiosities 2022 Buy ↗ 20 The Black Wolf 2025 Buy ↗ 21 Miss Wolcott's Ghost 2026 Buy ↗