Armand Gamache book 15 · 2019
A Better Man
Gamache returns to work as head of homicide, a demotion that puts him under his son-in-law, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. As spring floods threaten Quebec, a desperate father asks for help finding his missing daughter, and Gamache is caught in a storm on social media at the same time.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 15 of 21
- Published
- 2019
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 11
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in A Better Man
11 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 6
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Clara MorrowArtist living in Three Pines
- Ruth ZardoElderly poet with a pet duck, Rosa
- Myrna LandersFormer psychologist who runs the bookshop
- Olivier BruléRuns the bistro with Gabri
Minor and cameo 4
- Reine-Marie GamacheArmand’s wife
- Annie GamacheArmand’s daughter, later Jean-Guy’s wife
- Amelia ChoquetAcademy cadet
- Gabri DubeauRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Penny books that share the most characters with A Better Man.
- Glass Houses2017 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Great Reckoning2016 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Madness of Crowds2021 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A World of Curiosities2022 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon