A Fatal Grace
- Published
- 30 May 2006
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9780312352561
- Type
- novel
About this book
A Fatal Grace (2006) is the second Gamache novel, published in the UK and Canada as Dead Cold -- same book, different title. It runs 320 pages and continues the early chapters of the Surete corruption arc that runs beneath the series' individual murder cases.
Key facts about A Fatal Grace
Louise Penny wrote A Fatal Grace, a novel on our list. It has been out since 30 May 2006. The book has 320 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780312352561 to find the main one.
A Fatal Grace is book 2 of 20 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. The series has 20 published books. However, the series starts with Still Life (2005). The Black Wolf is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 28 October 2025.
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Last Mandarin is the latest published Louise Penny book on file, from 12 May 2026.
About Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a Canadian author best known for the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, a long-running literary mystery series set largely in the fictional Quebec village of Three Pines, where a tight-knit cast of eccentric locals recurs across cases investigated by the thoughtful, morally grounded Sûreté du Québec inspector Gamache. See every Louise Penny book in order.
Its place in Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
A Fatal Grace is book 2 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. It follows Still Life. It is followed by The Cruelest Month. See the full Chief Inspector Armand Gamache reading order.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec is the rarest thing in crime fiction: a genuinely good man. Courtly, patient, fluent in poetry and human weakness, he teaches his agents four sentences that lead to wisdom — I was wrong. I'm sorry. I don't know. I need help. — and solves murders not by trickery but by listening until people reveal themselves. His cases keep returning him to Three Pines, a village south of Montreal that appears on no map, where croissants and cafe au lait at Olivier's bistro…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786159284
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529388183
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786149186