Praise for The Grey Wolf
“One of the series' best...Penny pulls off the narrative’s uncharacteristically epic scope without a hitch, swapping fair-play puzzles for pulse-pounding cliffhangers without sacrificing intimate character moments. Gamache’s fans will be eager for his next adventure"—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The story is complex and intense, and, as always, artfully constructed and lyrically delivered."—Booklist (starred review)
“Penny’s follow-up to A World of Curiosities plays on readers’ fears as she launches a new story arc that is completed in this installment but presents a cliffhanger. It’s a frightening novel of duality, of good versus evil, with an allegorical tale for today’s world, as only Penny can write.”—Library Journal (starred review)
"“Penny’s most ambitious novel to date… I read it in one sitting, because I could not put it down.” —BookPage (starred review)
“Nineteen books in, Penny still has capers aplenty for her series’ hero, Quebec’s Chief Inspector Gamache, to tackle.”—People
“Penny is a daring author. Rather than settling into a comfortable routine, she gives us her most ambitious novel yet… the last hundred pages move like lightning and the implication is there are more books to come. Clearly, Penny isn’t about to rest on her considerable laurels.”—The Globe and Mail
“The latest Inspector Gamache book finds the Québécois homicide investigator looking into a series of disturbing incidents — and a possible terrorist plot that could kill thousands.”—New York Post
“One of those rare triple-deckers that’s actually worth every page, every complication, every bead of sweat."—Kirkus Reviews
“Fresh and surprising… It’s a solemn treatise on power, greed, trust, devotion and the vulnerabilities of the world’s infrastructure. It will leave you shaken. Ever since Still Life, the first Gamache novel, was published in 2005 in Canada, after being rejected by dozens of publishers, critics and fans have crowned each subsequent novel the most haunting, the darkest and the edgiest. The Grey Wolf is all those things and more.”—The Washington Post
“Foiling this sinister plan rests on the actions of a fallible group of mortals who must choose between good and evil, action and inaction, courage and cowardice. The motto on Gamache’s office wall helpfully reminds: ‘Be not afraid.’”—The Wall Street Journal
“Everything about The Grey Wolf builds to a thrilling climax that makes this one of the most action-packed books in the series.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A richly complicated, compulsively readable tale that’s well worth the two-year wait.”—Los Angeles Times
“A tense, satisfying tale.”—FirstClue
"“The Canadian novelist Louise Penny is brilliant, mild-mannered, and the author of one blockbuster after another.”—Dayton Daily News
“With bursts of wit and warmth, the story exposes the deep fears and hurts – as well as the guiding lights and loves – that drive individuals to act.”—Christian Science Monitor
“Danger, intrigue, and a cast of dynamic characters take center stage.”—Woman’s World
