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Jeffrey Archer's first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, is page-turning tale of fraud, revenge and determination as four men stop at nothing to get back what was stolen from them. One million dollars – that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with...

NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips Quebec, shadows are closing in on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. When he receives a message about...

Jeffrey Archer's first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, is page-turning tale of fraud, revenge and determination as four men stop at nothing to get back what was stolen from them. One million dollars – that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with...

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. The discovery of a dead body in the woods on...

When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, setting off a panic, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, mother and daughter Vivien and Alice Li are called to the White House in hopes Madame Li can decode the Chinese intentions...

'Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling' PETER JAMES 'Penny is a joy' IRISH TIMES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow...

'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay...

'No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Altogether extraordinary' WASHINGTON POST There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. It's Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines...

'Cleverly blends mystery, menace and fierce humanity into an utterly compelling tale' Her Majesty the Queen, The Queen's Reading Room 'Highly entertaining' THE TIMES 'Subtle, compelling storytelling at its elegant best' DAILY MAIL Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August...

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Crime Novel Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Crime Novel Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Crime Novel 'Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling' PETER JAMES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief...

'Ingenious and unexpected' GUARDIAN There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to...

Jeffery Archer is a New York Times best-selling author, published in over 37 languages across 97 countries. Jeffrey Archer's debut novel Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less from 1976 is dramatised here in seven parts by Betty Davis; as well as his later work A Matter of Honour, which was recently rediscovered in the collection of an amateur archivist after the recording was lost on delivery to the BBC archives. The sound quality of A Matter of Honour may be affected as a result.

Eine Leiche im Keller der Bibliothek in Québec und ein Dorfbewohner aus Three Pines, der wegen Mordes hinter Gittern sitzt und große Hoffnungen in die Wiederaufnahme seines Verfahrens steckt, - auch in seinem sechsten Fall ist das Ermittlungsgeschick von Polizeichef Armand Gamache wieder sehr gefragt.

The new book in the internationally bestselling Gamache series by 'one of the greatest crime writers of our time' (Denise Mina). The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series. When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a...

Armand Gamache, Leiter der Mordkommission der Sûreté du Québec, reist mit seiner Frau Reine-Marie nach Paris, um ihre hochschwange- re Tochter zu besuchen. Die Gamaches genießen ihren Urlaub – bis Armands Patenonkel Stephen Horowitz nach einem gemeinsamen Abendessen angefahren und schwer verletzt wird. Alle anderen haben gerade den Lichterglanz des Eiffelturms bewundert, nur Gamache hat gesehen: Das war kein Unfall. Hilfesuchend wendet er sich an Claude Dussault, den Polizeipräfekten von Paris. Kurz darauf machen Gamache und Reine-Marie eine grausame Entdeckung in Stephens Wohnung.

Three Pines. In den Wäldern Kanadas, nur eine Stunde von Montréal entfernt, liegt dieses idyllische Dorf. Aber am Morgen nach Halloween legt sich ein Schatten über Three Pines. Mitten im Dorf steht eine düster verkleidete Gestalt. Niemand weiß, wer sie ist und was sie vorhat. Auch Armand Gamache, der Polizeichef von Québec, der in Three Pines ein Wochenendhaus besitzt, um sich von seiner aufreibenden Arbeit zu erholen, kann ihr kein Wort entlocken. Was sollte er auch tun? Herumzustehen ist schließlich keine Straftat.

'One of the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. The air is unbearably tense as Armand Gamache...

Der Alltag kehrt zurück nach Three Pines. Das idyllische Dorf in den kanadischen Wäldern hat die Pandemie weitgehend unbeschadet überstanden. Olivier und Gabri dürfen das Bistro wieder öffnen, und Myrna schließt die Tür zum Buchladen auf. Spuren haben die vergangenen Monate trotzdem hinterlassen: Einer Professorin aus British Columbia ist es gelungen, mit ihren Theorien die Öffentlichkeit zu spalten. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache von der Sûreté du Québec beobachtet die aufgeheizte Stimmung mit Sorge.

'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...

'Makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' THE TIMES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm...