The release date for the English version of 'The Madness of Crowds' by
Louise Penny is Aug 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
You're a timid person.
That accusation is made against Armand Gamache repeatedly as the New Year draws near.
It begins very innocently.
The Chief Inspector finds his vacation with his family cut short by a simple request, while the people of the Québec community of Three Pines enjoy the deep snow for tobogganing, skiing, and hot chocolate in the café.
He's asked to handle security for what looks like it won't happen. A presentation by a visiting professor of statistics will take place at the local university.
It sounds simple enough, even though he doesn't understand why the head of murder for the Sûreté du Québec would be given this responsibility. That is, until Gamache begins investigating Professor Abigail Robinson and finds such a disgusting agenda that he urges the institution to call off the talk.
Citing academic freedom as justification, they decline and charge Gamache of intellectual cowardice and censorship. Professor Robinson's opinions soon begin to creep into discussions. dispersing and contaminating. As a result, it's nearly hard to distinguish between reality and hallucination, truth and fact.
Conversations develop into disputes, which turn into conflicts, which develop into fights. A frenzy sets in as sides are announced.
If they follow Abigail Robinson, she assures them that everything will work out. Everything will work out. Gamache and his group are aware that it's not for everyone.
When a murder occurs, it is the responsibility of Armand Gamache, his deputy Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and their group to look into both the crime and this remarkable public illusion.
and the craziness of the masses.