a better man: a chief inspector gamache novel  <p><b>“‘a better man,&apos; with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —tom nolan, <i>the wall street journal</i></b><br /><b><br />"enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions." —marilyn stasio, <i>new york times book review</i></b><br /><br /><i>catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet chief inspector armand gamache as he returns to the sûreté du québec in the latest novel by #1 </i>new york times<i> bestselling author louise penny. </i><br /><br />it’s gamache’s first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, jean-guy beauvoir. flood waters are rising across the province. in the middle of the turmoil a father approaches gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. <br /><br />as crisis piles upon crisis, gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for vivienne godin should be abandoned. but with a daughter of his own, he finds himself developing a profound, and perhaps unwise, empathy for her distraught father. <br /><br />increasingly hounded by the question, <i>how would you feel</i>..., he resumes the search. <br /><br />as the rivers rise, and the social media onslaught against gamache becomes crueler, a body is discovered. and in the tumult, mistakes are made. <br /><br />in the next novel in this “constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves” (<i>new york times book review</i>), gamache must face a horrific possibility, and a burning question. <br /><br /><i>what would you do if your child’s killer walked free?</i></p>