The writer and former journalist spoke to The Next Chapter's Shelagh Rogers about A World of Curiosities.Įarly on in the novel, you explore the origin story of your wonderful protagonist, Armand Gamache.

secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton on the political thriller State of Terror. In 2021, she collaborated with American politician and former U.S. In 2013, she was named to the Order of Canada.

Penny is a former CBC broadcaster and journalist. Penny won the 2020 Agatha Award for best contemporary novel for the 16th book in the series, All the Devils Are Here. The Chief Inspector Gamache series of books have sold more than four million copies worldwide and were recently adapted into an Amazon Original eight-episode series called Three Pines. In A World of Curiosities, the past and present collide for Armand Gamache as he works to solve another nail-biting mystery.

The series is up to 19 books, including Still Life, Bury Your Dead, A Trick of the Light, Glass Houses, The Madness of Crowds and now, the latest in the series A World of Curiosities. Louise Penny is a bestselling writer most known for her mystery series following Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The Next Chapter 18:41 Louise Penny on A World of Curiosities Louise Penny talks to Shelagh Rogers about A World of Curiosities, the latest in the Inspector Armand Gamache series, live at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.

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