Character · Gamache and the Sûreté · 21 books
Reine-Marie Gamache
Reine-Marie Gamache is Armand’s wife, a librarian and archivist whose intelligence and warmth anchor his life. She understands his work and his weaknesses, and comes to love Three Pines as much as he does.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Still Life (2005)
- Latest appearance
- Miss Wolcott’s Ghost (2026)
- Books
- 21 (21 minor)
- Series
- Armand Gamache
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Circle
- Gamache and the Sûreté
Where to meet Reine-Marie Gamache
Reine-Marie Gamache first appears in Still Life (2005), in a minor role, book 1 of the Armand Gamache series.
Every book with Reine-Marie Gamache
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2005·Still Lifeminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2006·A Fatal Graceminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2007·The Cruellest Monthminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2008·A Rule Against Murderminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2009·The Brutal Tellingminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2010·Bury Your Deadminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2011·A Trick of the Lightminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2012·The Beautiful Mysteryminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2013·How the Light Gets Inminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2014·The Long Way Homeminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2015·The Nature of the Beastminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2016·A Great Reckoningminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2017·Glass Housesminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2018·Kingdom of the Blindminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2019·A Better Manminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2020·All the Devils Are Hereminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2021·The Madness of Crowdsminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2022·A World of Curiositiesminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2024·The Grey Wolfminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2025·The Black Wolfminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
- 2026·Miss Wolcott’s Ghostminor role · Armand GamacheBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec | 21 |
| Clara MorrowArtist living in Three Pines | 21 |
| Gabri DubeauRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier | 21 |
| Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide | 21 |
| Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law | 21 |
| Myrna LandersFormer psychologist who runs the bookshop | 21 |