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A Great Reckoning: A Novel Audiobook
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When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes.
Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. To an old friend and older adversary. It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the Sûreté du Québec to places even he is afraid to go. But must.
And there he finds four young cadets in the Sûreté academy, and a dead professor. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map.
Everywhere Gamache turns, he sees Amelia Choquet, one of the cadets. Tattooed and pierced. Guarded and angry. Amelia is more likely to be found on the other side of a police line-up. And yet she is in the academy. A protégée of the murdered professor.
The focus of the investigation soon turns to Gamache himself and his mysterious relationship with Amelia, and his possible involvement in the crime. The frantic search for answers takes the investigators back to Three Pines and a stained glass window with its own horrific secrets.
For both Amelia Choquet and Armand Gamache, the time has come for a great reckoning.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny pulls back the layers to reveal a brilliant and emotionally powerful truth in her latest spellbinding audiobook.
"Robert Bathurst puts his own indelible stamp on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in Louise Penny's twelfth Three Pines puzzle. ...If you haven't listened to this series, start at once. You'll love your stay in Three Pines." - AudioFile Magazine
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"I enjoy Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels so much I have trouble putting them down. But that only means I finish them faster and will run out soon.This is the best in the series so far, and I am slowly beginning to accept the new narrator, whom I disliked very much in the last book, his first. The usual characters of Three Pines have been so well-developed, and continue to hold my heart. Ruth and Rosa are still my favorites. Looking forward to the next book in the series."
— christi (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Robert Bathurst puts his own indelible stamp on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache…His Gamache is a bit brusque, but Bathurst also allows his softer, gentler side to show…His delivery of Ruth, the resident poet-curmudgeon, is priceless…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Superb.”
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“Transcends the mystery genre.”
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“Penny writes with grace and intelligence about complex people struggling with complex emotions.”
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“Deep and grand and altogether extraordinary.”
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“Luminous prose, complex but uncluttered plots, and profound compassion.”
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“Succeeds on every level.”
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“This riveting read, with characters of incredible depth who only add to the strength of the plot, will keep readers guessing until the last page.”
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“Fans of Penny’s Inspector Gamache series will be pleased with this tale…Penny again taps into her talent for rich character building, giving us a range of emotions, motives, struggles, and failures.”
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Bathurst is nothing short of perfect, managing the French-Canadian accents deliciously.
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This book engages the listener immediately and might be Penny’s best one yet...The narration is dramatic and voiced. [Robert] Bathurst has clearly found a comfort level with the characters that is obvious from the many different voices he utilizes to reflect each one’s idiosyncrasies. Reading at a good pace and tempo, the complex story unfolds and eventually all the mysteries are resolved, including one that is revealed in the very last pages. Fans of the series will gobble this up and relish every moment." SoundCommentary.com
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“If you haven't listened to this series, start at once. You'll love your stay in Three Pines.
— AudioFile, Earphones Awards Winner
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An August 2016 LibraryReads Pick
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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#1 New York Times bestseller
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Nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel
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A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pick of Best Audiobooks of 2016
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A 2016 LibraryReads Favorites of the Favorites selection
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Nominated for Macavity Award - Nominee, 2017
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Winner of Agatha Awards - Winner, 2017
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Among longlisted titles for Washington Post Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Goodreads Choice Awards, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for NPR Best Book of the Year, 2016
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Nominated for Macavity Award - Nominee, 2017
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Winner of Agatha Awards - Winner, 2017
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Among longlisted titles for Washington Post Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Goodreads Choice Awards, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for NPR Best Book of the Year, 2016
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About Louise Penny
Louise Penny is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Toronto Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She is also coauthor with Hillary Rodham Clinton of the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller State of Terror. She has won numerous awards, including eight Agatha Awards and a CWA Dagger, and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture.
About Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst, an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Male Narrator in 2020. He is an English actor who played David Marsden in five seasons of the series Cold Feet and the title role in My Dad’s the Prime Minister. In addition to his other television credits—which include The Stepfather, White Teeth, The Safe House, Goodbye, Mr. Steadman, and Hornblower—he has also appeared many times on stage in such productions as The Three Sisters, Hedda Gabler, and Alarms and Excursions.