A Great Reckoning

Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the province of Quebec. She is a three-time winner of the Agatha Christie Award for Best Novel, and her novel Still Life was nominated for the 2006 Anthony Award for Best First Novel.

Penny began her career as a journalist, working for both The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star. She then turned to writing fiction, and her first novel, Still Life, was published in 2005. Since then, she has published thirteen more novels, all of which have been bestsellers in both Canada and the United States.

Penny’s novels have been praised for their richly drawn characters, atmospheric setting, and complex plots. Her work has been compared to that of Agatha Christie and Ruth Rendell, and she has been hailed as one of the most successful mystery writers working today.

There is no particular series of work that will be written for this class. However, over the course of the semester, students will be asked to write a number of short papers (2-3 pages in length) on various topics related to the material covered in class. These papers will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the material and to develop their analytical and writing skills. In addition, students will be asked to give an oral presentation on one of the papers they write during the semester.

A Great Reckoning is the third book in the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny. In this installment, Gamache and his team are investigating a series of murders that seem to be connected to a mysterious book. The book, which is full of secrets and symbols, leads the investigators to a small town in the Quebec countryside. There, they must uncover the killer’s identity before more people are killed.

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