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Louise Penny Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Louise Penny in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 24 books / 3 series

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.

Books by Louise Penny in Publication Order

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

Complete Louise Penny Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2026
01 State of Terror(With: Hillary Rodham Clinton) 2021 Buy
02 The Last Mandarin(With: Mellissa Fung) 2026 Buy
Inspector Gamache Reading Order 21 books / 2005-2026
01 Still Life 2005 Buy
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
13 Glass Houses 2017 Buy
14 Kingdom of the Blind 2018 Buy
15 A Better Man 2019 Buy
16 All the Devils Are Here 2020 Buy
17 The Madness of Crowds 2021 Buy
18 A World of Curiosities 2022 Buy
19 The Grey Wolf 2024 Buy
20 The Black Wolf 2025 Buy
21 Miss Wolcott's Ghost 2026 Buy

Where to start with Louise Penny

What is the best order to read Louise Penny books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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