Armand Gamache book 4 · 2008
A Rule Against Murder
Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache are celebrating their anniversary at a lakeside lodge when a wealthy family arrives for a reunion, among them two people Gamache knows well from Three Pines. When a statue falls on one of the family, the holiday becomes a murder inquiry. Also published as The Murder Stone.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 4 of 21
- Published
- 2008
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 11
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in A Rule Against Murder
11 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart. Introduces Annie Gamache.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 7
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Clara MorrowArtist living in Three Pines
- Peter MorrowArtist and Clara’s husband
- 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 GamacheFirst appearanceArmand’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 Rule Against Murder.
- Bury Your Dead2010 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Trick of the Light2011 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Long Way Home2014 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Fatal Grace2006 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon