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The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny book coverPublished 2012
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The Beautiful Mystery

by Louise Penny · Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, Book 8

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Published Tuesday 28 August 2012Paperback · Minotaur Books · 373 pages
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No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Québec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. Ironically, for a community that has taken a vow of silence, the monks have become world-famous for their glorious voices, raised in ancient chants whose effect on both singer and listener is so profound it is known as "the beautiful mystery."

But when the renowned choir director is murdered, the lock on the monastery's massive wooden door is drawn back to admit Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir of the Sûreté du Québec. There they discover disquiet beneath the silence, discord in the apparent harmony. But before finding the killer, before restoring peace, the Chief must first consider the divine, the human, and the cracks in between.

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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

This is Book 8 of 21. We have reviewed 1 of them; the rest have their own book pages.