How the Light Gets In
- Published
- 27 August 2013
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN-13
- 9781847444301
- Type
- novel
About this book
How the Light Gets In (2013) is widely considered the summit of the Gamache series, the ninth novel and the culmination of the Surete corruption arc that had been building since the earliest books. It runs 432 pages, following The Beautiful Mystery.
Key facts about How the Light Gets In
Louise Penny wrote How the Light Gets In, a novel on our list. It has been out since 27 August 2013. The book has 432 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781847444301 to find the main one.
How the Light Gets In is book 9 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
How the Light Gets In is book 9 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. It follows The Beautiful Mystery. It is followed by The Long Way Home. 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 9781250045973
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780748120574
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781427233011