Armand Gamache book 18 · 2022
A World of Curiosities
Years ago Gamache investigated the murder of a woman whose two children were left to fend for themselves. Now the daughter, Fiona, is out of prison and visiting Three Pines, with her brother following, just as a sealed room is found in Myrna’s bookshop holding a strange copy of a famous painting.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 18 of 21
- Published
- 2022
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 10
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in A World of Curiosities
10 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 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 World of Curiosities.
- All the Devils Are Here2020 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Black Wolf2025 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Better Man2019 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Miss Wolcott’s Ghost2026 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon