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Glass Houses
Mystery
Glass Houses
Book 13 of the Chief Inspector Gamache series
A silent figure in a black robe appears on the village green of Three Pines and stands there without explanation. After the figure vanishes and a body is found, Gamache confronts a case shaped by conscience, accusation, and public judgment. A courtroom sequence tests not only the evidence but also decisions Gamache made during an earlier operation. Brooding and morally complex, this mystery is ideal for rainy-day reading about guilt, law, community unease, and the glass houses people construct around their own compromises.
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