I think I really needed to read more of Louise Penny's books before jumping into this one. I couldn't get into the story because I felt lost.

All the Devils Are Here was a fantastic thriller/mystery book and a great addition to Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache series. I am well acquainted with Penny's writing and her knack for weaving a tantalizing murder mystery. The novel is no different and full of surprises!

I love, love, LOVE the Three Pine Series by Louise Penny. Each book gets you into the inner circle of Inspector Gamache, and learn to know his heart even more and I really love listening to this series on audiobook. I feel that the production with this series has been excellent even with the change in readers over the years. I am a committed to reading whatever Louise Penny will write!
Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this copy for my unbiased review.

I just want to say this book was great but I had a dysfunctional moment with it. I couldn’t get it to play on the kindle at all and then decided to spend some time on my phone and just listened. This is my first book by Louise Penny and this is book sixteen in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. I will say that this reads beautifully as a standalone. The Paris setting was amazing. I felt as if I were there, even though I never have been. I felt like I was walking the streets, seeing the statues and architecture, and eating the delicious-sounding food they were eating. Paris is definitely a major character in this book. Armand and his family are , of course, the main human characters. Some of the revelations are heart-breaking; and others, joyous.
The plot is labyrinthine with many twists and surprises and crosses and doubles crosses. It was an exciting ride. It gave me Dan Brown Angels and Demons vibes and I loved the who done it aspect that the book inspires. I enjoyed the quiet and felt like things were wrapped up nice even though it left room for a book seventeen. I am for sure going to go backwards and read book one just to get a better love for the characters.

This is the 16th book in the series about Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, and while I suspect I would have benefited from reading the previous books in terms of background and character relationships, it still worked very well as a stand-alone novel.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec is visiting family in Paris, and on their first night Armand’s godfather is hit by a car and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on his life. He sets about trying to solve the mystery, which becomes more and more convoluted and far-reaching the more he discovers.

It took me a few chapters to settle into the book, and work out who everyone was and the role they were playing in the bigger story, but once I did I was really, really into it. In fact, I couldn’t put it down and I became extremely invested in the characters and their lives. The author really knows how to paint a vivid picture—not just the visuals of a location, but sounds and smells and feelings. Perhaps it helps that I’ve spent a lot of time in Paris, but I really felt like I was there, moving amongst the Parisians, and seeing familiar streets and landmarks.

Her characters are also incredibly dimensional. They are flawed, and human, and beautiful. They have conflicting emotions, difficult pasts, and have to deal with impossible decisions and complex situations—all of which is handled in a truly believable way. Amidst the drama and sadness there are also little sparks of humor and levity that all add together to make it a real pleasure to read.

The audiobook is expertly narrated by Robert Bathurst and comes in at just under 14 hours. The narrator really brought each character to life and gave them such distinct personalities.

I was provided with a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Really loved jumping into this story and getting wrapped up in the mystery! The audiobook does an excellent job of capturing the readers attention.

I’ll definitely be seeking out the other books in this series!

This is my first introduction to Penny's Inspector Gamache books and I certainly can't wait to catch up with all her previous works. The plot was fascinating and quite sophisticated.
I especially enjoyed the historical aspect and the introduction of the mysterious role, that Stephen Horowitz, Gamache's godfather, played. I can see why this series is so popular. It is not your typical mystery.

Classic Louise Penny. I love the Paris setting and Gamache is at his very best. I do miss Ralph Cosham narrating, but Robert Bathurst has picked up where Cosham left off.

I have always enjoyed Louise Penny’s novels but at times I find them hard to follow. I felt like she did a fantastic job on this one. I could not predict the ending but I was able to follow the story even in audiobook format.

I love Louise Penny and Inspector Gamache and am always amazed that the plots are never similar or get "tired". This latest, I think, is one of her best. Gamache and family are in Paris and solving a mystery that has many twists and turns, most of which I did NOT see coming!

I listened to this one via the Net Galley Shelf app during my commute. It is ably narrated by Robert Bathurst. Thank you for my audibook!

If you like this series, don't miss this one!

Louise Penny’s series never disappoints. This novel is different as it is set in Paris instead of Quebec. The entire Gamache family is drawn into this critical mystery after Armand’s godfather is intentionally run down by a car after dining with the Gamache family. This is such an intense story of family dynamics that creates tension between Armand, his son and sons-in-law.
Definitely worth reading.

The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in Paris. On their first night in Paris, the Gamache's gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man’s life.

While this is Penny’s 16th novel involving Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, it is my first of hers. I was afraid I would be lost, not knowing the characters, their backstories, or even their relationships with each other, but quite the contrary.
It took no time to catch p with the Gamache family and their dynamics. While I don’t have that history of the children growing up, I feel I know the family very well and care about how this mystery ends.
The story is complex and compelling like a top-rate mystery should be. Not an easy solution even for a seasoned mystery reader like me. I really enjoyed this and I think I will be going back to book number one to learn more about this fascinating man and those he cares about and the cases he’s worked on.
I received this arc in exchange for my fair and unbiased review. Thanks to Macmillian Audio and NetGalley.

I think this was a very good book that Penny produced, though I missed all of the Three pines characters most of all.

All The Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #16)
Louise Penny

I have never read the series at all nor a Louise Penny before and this was a wonderful surprise for such a thrilling and fast paced read about Chief Inspector Gamache in the setting of Paris.
As this is an Audiobook review, I want to commend the incredible Robert Bathurst for the amazing voice and reading of this book. It truly transported me to the story and brought Chief Inspector to life. It made reading this book all the more dramatic, with the atmosphere of Paris and the murder mystery – all worked together into an incredible audiobook I highly recommend.
Louise Penny fans do recommend reading this series in order and will definitely do that.

I just loved this I am a fan of the Inspector and of course Louise Penny!

This was my first Louise Penny book and will definitely not be my last. My husband has enjoyed her stories for years, but I had held off reading them in hopes of binging on her books over the winter.
It was interesting listening to this, and initially I had a difficult time keeping track of the characters as the story layers were built in the beginning chapters. I'm sure it would have helped if I'd read previous books by her.
Stephen, Armand's grandfather, has been keeping secrets for decades, something Armand doesn't discover until Stephen is hit (on purpose) by a vehicle which lands him in the hospital, critically injured.
Everyone is suspicious of everybody else, and I changed my guess as to what Stephen had uncovered about a dozen times before the ending!
I can see why Louise Penny is such a beloved author. Clever writing, clever plot!

Louise Penny’s All the Devils are Here is book 16 in the Gamache series. Surprisingly, this was the first book I read (listened on audiobook) from this author. This was a fun listen and the narrator was superb. I will have to go back and read the series to truly understand the development of the characters and storyline.

***** I received an ARC from NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my honest review. *****

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. I'll be posting my review on Goodreads and Amazon

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening audiobook.

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny is the 16th Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel. For me this was actually my first Gamache novel and it stood alone pretty well.

This story sees the Chief Inspector in Paris for the birth of his granddaughter. While visiting the Chief Inspector and his family find themselves in the middle of a hit and run and then a subsequent murder. The book follows as the Chief Inspector and his son-in-law and former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir investigate the cases.

Overall I really enjoyed the story and found myself engrossed with the plot. As someone with a limited knowledge of French, I did find it a little difficult to keep track of all of the characters because of the number of characters and the French names. I suspect that this is a case where I might have benefited from going back and forth between the audiobook and printed book.

Overall though I really enjoyed the mystery and think it would appeal to those who enjoy classic mysteries.

NARRATION: I think the narrator did a good job with the narration. While I might get some of the characters confused, that had way more to do with my brain not doing a good job distinguishing between the French names as anything else. I do think the narrator was able to capture the emotions of the moments and bring them to life.

I haven't read the other novels in this series, but I still really enjoyed this novel. The characters, the complex plot, and the storytelling were all well done. I had some trouble keeping track of all the characters on audio, but once I understood who was who, I wanted to finish as soon as possible because I was gripped by the plot. I recommend!

I've been skipping Inspector Gamache books for awhile because (for my taste) they were becoming too much like cozies. So, this book was a fresh experience for me and I enjoyed it very much. I liked almost all the characters and loved Robert Bathurst's wonderful vocal acting. He makes characters of advanced age and youth all sound plausible and different from one another. He does well with female voices, while female readers often struggle with male characters' voices. I enjoyed the author's treatment of relationships which were very complex in this book: characters behaved one way with one character but still different with a third. As in real life.
A quibble or two: I prefer books that are not over ten hours which used to be near the max for mysteries. But more and more of them are now well over twelve hours; maybe it's a felt obligation to give readers more for their money as book prices climb. But I think that the overly-long (IMHO) mysteries have too many characters, too many subplots, and too much filler. I also disliked the character of Daniel very much which seems to be a common reaction. It strained credulity that a grown man with his own family could continue to estrange himself from his father without ever telling the father what his childhood grudge was.. I could see it if Gamache was an unapproachable character but he's the opposite.
Anyway, I can happily give this book five stars. I now look forward to reading some of the Gamache books I've skipped.