Chief Inspector Armand Gamache · Book 14

Kingdom of the Blind

Published
27 November 2018
Pages
402
ISBN-13
9781529386622
Type
novel
Cover of Kingdom of the Blind

About this book

Kingdom of the Blind (2018) is the fourteenth Gamache novel, taking its place after Glass Houses. At 402 pages, it continues the bond between Gamache and his prickly protege Jean-Guy Beauvoir that runs throughout the series.

Key facts about Kingdom of the Blind

Louise Penny wrote Kingdom of the Blind, a novel on our list. It has been out since 27 November 2018. The book has 402 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781529386622 to find the main one.

Kingdom of the Blind is book 14 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

Kingdom of the Blind is book 14 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. It follows Glass Houses. It is followed by A Better Man. 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…

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