
When Gamache receives a message from Myrna Landers that a longtime friend has failed to arrive for Christmas in the village of Three Pines, he welcomes the chance to get away from the city. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department, his old friend and lieutenant Jean-Guy Beauvoir hasn’t spoken to him in months, and hostile forces are lining up against him.

But shadows are falling on the usually festive season for Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard CohenĬhristmas is approaching, and in Québec it’s a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights, and gatherings with friends in front of blazing hearths. The book concludes with Gamache and his wife celebrating the second wedding of their daughter, Annie Gamache, to Jean-Guy Beauvoir.How the Light Gets In is the ninth Chief Inspector Gamache Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny. Along with saving lives and avoiding a tragedy in his Canadian providence, other subplots evolve as Gamache solves the mystery of the murder of the last of the Ouellet Quints and uncovers the secret the girls had been hiding for years.

During the search, he accidentally stumbles upon a plot to destroy the peace of Quebec. The main plot centers around Gamache as he searches for the person who leaked a video of a deadly raid. The author has interwoven three story threads. This makes for an interesting twist later in the book. Jean-Guy is working under Chief Superintendent Francoeur, Gamache's number one rival. However, at the beginning of this story, a rift now separates them. Gamache and Beauvoir have worked closely together for almost 15 years.

The main characters in the series are Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his sidekick, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny is the ninth book in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series.
