A World of Curiosities
- Published
- 29 November 2022
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9781250145291
- Type
- novel
About this book
A World of Curiosities (2022) is the eighteenth Gamache novel, published as the series approached its twentieth entry and an Amazon television adaptation, Three Pines, brought the village to a wider audience. It runs 400 pages.
Key facts about A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny wrote A World of Curiosities, a novel on our list. It has been out since 29 November 2022. The book has 400 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781250145291 to find the main one.
A World of Curiosities is book 18 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 World of Curiosities is book 18 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. It follows The Madness of Crowds. It is followed by The Grey Wolf. 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 9781250145291