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Kingdom of the Blind

Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 14

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Kingdom of the Blind

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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'This gloriously shocking book grips from the very first page' DENISE MINA
'Wonderful' ELLY GRIFFITHS

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

When Armand Gamache receives a letter inviting him to an abandoned farmhouse outside of Three Pines, the former head of police discovers that a complete stranger has named him as an executor of her will. The bequests are so wildly unlikely that he suspects the woman must have been delusional - until a body is found.

But it isn't the only menace Gamache is facing. The investigation into the events that led to his suspension delves deeper, and he takes increasingly desperate measures to rectify previous actions. As he does, Gamache begins to see his own blind spots - and the terrible things hiding there . . .

Millions of fans worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

©2018 Louise Penny (P)2018 Ulverscroft Ltd Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Suspense

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Critic reviews

"One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction." (The Times)
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The narration is poor, we might as well be in Wiltshire (I am Canadian living in the UK). The characters all meld together and there is none of Adam Sim's genius which brought out the individuals so brilliantly, and their interplay. This is another great story but next time I will try remember what the characters were like in 12 of the previous 14 books.

Bring back Adam Sims, narrator of the year 2017.

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Love all these books would highly recommend reading better off starting at the first book

Great book

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Good plot, twists and turns - Gamache and his loyal Surete team never disappoints. Each book stands alone but the characters are truly invested and feel like family

Great book as usual by this author

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It was fun to listen to the continuation of the story of the inhabitants of three pines. The story is relatively fresh and all the usual suspects are present though not everyone gets equal time. The description of drug addiction was somewhat excessive and so was the repeated use of the wording "all the whores, junkies and trannies". The previous narrator was much better than the current one but alas the former passed away. If you liked the previous books you will surely enjoy this one as well.

A good addition to the series

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So good to hear the next multi layered story
Intriguing plot and above all
the continuity of the relationships in both the surete and the family and personal relationships of three pines.
What is going to happen next?

So glad you are back

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but as a Canadian living in England I still wish that the narrator had Canadian accents (both Quebecois and English). Bathurst is an excellent narrator but not of a quintessentially Canadian novel.

another superb Gamache story

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I feel as though I'm going mad. I stopped listening to these wonderful books because the narrator changed and I just couldn't get used to new voices. Last week, I had another look, thinking that enough time had passed and that maybe I could have another go. To my delighted astonishment, I found all the new books in the series with the original narrator! So, hurray, and thank you for providing these. I'd missed my old friends, and it's been wonderful to be back in Three Pines for another mystery. I'd highly recommend this series on every level - absorbing stories, wonderful writing, fabulous narration.

the old narrator is back - hurray!!!

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While this was the most obvious plot of all it was still very satisfying. The characters seemed back to themselves! The tension was back and again descriptive and atmospheric. And Adam Sims excellent as usual. Excellent all round in fact. Only two left now!

Back on track

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Narrator voiced different character parts with different voices. Badly. Very off-putting. Very much typically Penny but with two main unrelated plots rather than one.

Trad Penny, silly voices, unmixed ingredients

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I enjoyed the first few books in the series because the characters were interesting, the story lines diverse and, along with a homeliness and 'cosy crime' element they did retain a sense of reality. I certainly didn't find myself annoyed and the plots weren't predictable. But this book and the next in the series are dreadful. The author seems to have become lazy and relies heavily on the reader having read other books in the series to understand the characters. In addition, there clearly hasn't been much research undertaken for this or the next book in the series, which I decided to read to give the author a chance to redeem herself. However, I could write exactly the same review for Book 15 as for Book 14. Honestly, don't waste your money or your Audible credits on this book or book 15; there are literally thousands of books in this genre that are better written and aren't an insult to the written word.

Poorly researched and pitiful story lines

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