Penny purposely keeps the victim and the accused secret for much of the novel, reflecting the disoriented experience of grief and moral uncertainty. Characters and Internal Strife Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Glass Houses
Now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, Gamache is no longer just solving local murders; he is fighting a war against the opioid epidemic. Casas_de_cristal_Inspector_Armand_Gamache_13_Lo...
Glass Houses opens not with a body, but with a presence. A tall, mysterious, cloaked figure—labeled "The Cobrador"—appears on the village green in Three Pines, standing silent, motionless, and accusatory through rain and sleet. Penny purposely keeps the victim and the accused
To destroy a drug cartel bringing fentanyl into Canada, Gamache risks his career and his soul, leading to a climax where he must consider perjury in a court of law to achieve a higher justice. Glass Houses opens not with a body, but with a presence
The novel heavily features themes of betrayal from within, referencing the struggle against corruption.
The novel alternates between a sweltering July courtroom trial in Montreal and the cold November that led to it.
Inspired by a 19th-century Spanish concept, the Cobrador is a debt collector of conscience. It stares, waiting for someone to pay a debt, not just of money, but of moral failings.