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Chief Inspector Gamache — by Louise Penny
The Chief Inspector Gamache Series in Order (21 Books)
| Order | Book | Date | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Still Life | Jul-2006 | 4 | |
| 2 | A Fatal Grace // Dead Cold | May-2007 | 5 | |
| 3 | The Cruelest Month | Mar-2008 | 5 | |
| 4 | A Rule Against Murder // The Murder Stone | Jan-2009 | 5 | |
| 5 | The Brutal Telling | Oct-2009 | 5 | |
| 6 | Bury Your Dead | Oct-2010 | 5 | |
| 6.5 | The Hangman | Dec-2011 | 4 | |
| 7 | A Trick of the Light | Sep-2011 | 5 | |
| 8 | The Beautiful Mystery | Sep-2012 | 5 | |
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| 9 | How the Light Gets in | Sep-2013 | 5 | |
| 10 | The Long Way Home | Sep-2014 | 5 | |
| 11 | The Nature of the Beast | Aug-2015 | 5 | |
| 12 | A Great Reckoning | Sep-2016 | 5 | |
| 13 | Glass Houses | Sep-2017 | 5 | |
| 14 | Kingdom of the Blind | Dec-2018 | 5 | |
| 15 | A Better Man | Sep-2019 | 5 | |
| 16 | All the Devils Are Here | Sep-2020 | 5 | |
| 17 | The Madness of Crowds | Aug-2021 | 5 | |
| 18 | A World of Curiosities | Dec-2022 | 5 | |
| 19 | The Grey Wolf | Nov-2024 | 5 | |
| 20 | The Black Wolf | Nov-2025 | 4.5 | |
Awards
2020 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel
The Beautiful Mystery
2012 Agatha Award -- Novel
2013 Anthony Award -- Novel
2013 Audies -- Mystery
2013 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
The Brutal Telling
2009 Agatha Award -- Novel
2010 Anthony Award -- Novel
Bury Your Dead
2010 Agatha Award -- Novel
2011 Anthony Award -- Novel
2011 Dilys Award -- Mystery Novel
2011 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
The Cruelest Month
2008 Agatha Award -- Novel
A Fatal Grace // Dead Cold
2007 Agatha Award -- Novel
Glass Houses
2017 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel
A Great Reckoning
2016 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel
2017 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
The Nature of the Beast
2016 Anthony Award -- Audiobook
Still Life
2007 Anthony Award -- First Novel
2007 Dilys Award -- Mystery Novel
A Trick of the Light
2012 Anthony Award -- Novel
A World of Curiosities
2022 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel
2023 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
There are 21 books in the Chief Inspector Gamache series.
The Chief Inspector Gamache series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Black Wolf (Book 20), was published in November 2025.
The first book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, Still Life, was published in July 2006.
The Chief Inspector Gamache series primarily falls into the Police Procedural and Mystery genres.