Armand Gamache book 12 · 2016
A Great Reckoning
Gamache takes command of the Sûreté academy to root out corruption among its teachers. When a professor is murdered and an old map found in the walls of the Three Pines bistro turns up in his room, suspicion falls on four cadets, among them the troubled Amelia Choquet.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 12 of 21
- Published
- 2016
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 11
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in A Great Reckoning
11 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart. Introduces Amelia Choquet.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du QuébecTakes over the Sûreté academy
Major 7
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Amelia ChoquetFirst appearanceAcademy cadetFirst appearance
- 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 3
- Reine-Marie GamacheArmand’s wife
- Annie GamacheArmand’s daughter, later Jean-Guy’s wife
- Gabri DubeauRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Penny books that share the most characters with A Great Reckoning.
- Kingdom of the Blind2018 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Better Man2019 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Long Way Home2014 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- How the Light Gets In2013 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon