A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

A Great Reckoning

Chief Inspector Gamache #12

Louise Penny with Robert Bathurst (Narrator)

13 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2016 (view editions)

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
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A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny is ideal for readers who enjoy intricately layered mysteries with richly developed characters and moral dilemmas woven into atmospheric, small-town settings.

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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 n...

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Community Reviews

4.34
based on 6,387 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

emotional: 54%

dark: 47%

tense: 43%

reflective: 33%

adventurous: 24%

sad: 22%

hopeful: 21%

challenging: 20%

funny: 11%

inspiring: 9%

relaxing: 4%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
73% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
78% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

82% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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