THE MADNESS OF CROWDS

u003cpu003eu003cbu003e*** THE u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ***u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'Enthralling ...u003c/bu003e With beautifully drawn characters, this is u003cbu003ecrime writing of the highest orderu003c/bu003e' u003ciu003eDAILY MAILu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A u003cbu003esatisfying and multi-layered mysteryu003c/bu003e, in Penny's excellent series' u003ciu003eIRISH INDEPENDENTu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Louise Penny is on peak form ... u003cbu003ea grown-up, timely thrilleru003c/bu003e that considers the nature of cowardice ... merges the personal and professional life of her detective with equal skill and wit' u003ciu003eTHE TIMESu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A u003cbu003egreat sense of place and characterisationu003c/bu003e ... very much a book that will make you think' u003ciu003eSHOTSu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security for what sounds like a minor, even mundane lecture?u003cbru003e u003cbru003e But dangerous ideas about who deserves to live in order for society to thrive are rapidly gaining popularity, fuelled by the research of the eminent Professor Abigail Robinson. Yet for every person seduced by her theories there is another who is horrified by them. When a murder is committed days after the lecture, it's clear that within crowds can lie madness.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e To uncover the truth, Gamache must put his own feelings about the divisive Professor to one side. But with her ideas gaining ground, the line separating good and evil, right and wrong, is quickly blurring - especially when the case leads unexpectedly close to home ...u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' u003cbu003eDENISE MINAu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'She makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eTHE TIMESu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Gamache has become to Canada what Hercule Poirot is to Belgium' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eTHE NEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eDAILY EXPRESSu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary . . . Miraculous' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eWASHINGTON POSTu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny.' u003cbu003eELLY GRIFFITHSu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'An absolute joy' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eIRISH TIMESu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e