The madness of crowds
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The madness of crowds
14.99 €
Louise Penny, the acclaimed author of the Detective Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, raises tough and therefore uncomfortable questions in her new novel. What has civilized society lost and what has gained after the pandemic of the twenty-first century, which unwittingly made us remember the dark collisions of the Middle Ages? Is a frightened, confused mob ready to follow a new leader who proclaims: "Everything will be all right"? Good, but not for everyone... The epidemic has subsided. On New Year's Eve, a lecturer, Professor Abigail Robinson, arrives in Quebec at the invitation of the university's rector emeritus. The topic of her speech causes unprecedented excitement, and the rector personally asks Chief Inspector of Police Gamache to ensure order in the hall. The pretty Robinson has the audience's attention, despite the sharp disagreements among the audience. Suddenly gunshots ring out... Panic sets in. Fortunately, Abigail is not even wounded, but Gamache has to take all necessary measures to further protect her, although... The professor's stance makes him (and not only) utterly repulsed. The presence of this woman sows discord even in a place as quiet as the village of Three Pines. And despite the best efforts of the Quebec police, on New Year's Eve, under the thunder of fireworks, just a few steps away from the festive hustle and bustle, a brutal murder takes place.... In the course of the investigation Gamache intuitively grasps for an unlikely version, and this thread takes him back in time, to a terrible crime against humanity, committed here, in a civilized country...
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