Armand Gamache book 9 · 2013
How the Light Gets In
Myrna Landers asks Gamache to find a friend who has failed to arrive for Christmas, an elderly woman with a famous past. With his team broken up and powerful enemies closing in, Gamache uses Three Pines as a refuge while he fights for the soul of the Sûreté.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 9 of 21
- Published
- 2013
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 12
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in How the Light Gets In
12 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 8
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Yvette NicholJunior agent
- Sylvain FrancoeurChief Superintendent and Gamache’s enemy
- 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 How the Light Gets In.
- A Trick of the Light2011 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Nature of the Beast2015 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Bury Your Dead2010 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Great Reckoning2016 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon