THE BLACK WOLF Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Book 20

This Three Pines audiobook is narrated by Jean Brassard, whose exquisite Québécois accent nails the characters in Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache series. Her previous novel, THE GREY WOLF, sets the stage for the stunning denouement that plays out here. It involves climate change, along with a border conflict, treason, and conspiracies. Brassard keeps the plot and its large cast moving. It will surprise no one that Gamache and the Sûreté du Québec team come through--though with lots of heart-stoppers along the way. Newbies will need to wade through a lot of backstory and dozens of characters before grasping the issues. It's worth it. This is an impressive--and, happily, not final--addition to Penny's long-running Three Pines series. L.W.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2025]