Inspector Gamache 20 The Black Wolf (2025-Brassard) - Louise Penny

Written by Louise Penny
Read by Jean Brassard
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Inspector Gamache / Three Pines #20: The Black Wolf; by Louise Penny, read by Jean Brassard.

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Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.

Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.

But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there? Armand is appalled to think his mistake has allowed their conspiracy to grow, to gather supporters. To spread lies, manufacture enemies, and feed hatred and division.

Still recovering from wounds received in stopping the first attack, Armand is confined to the village of Three Pines, leading a covert investigation from there. He must be careful not to let the Black Wolf know he has recognized his mistake. In a quiet church basement, he and his senior agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, pore over what little evidence they have. Two notebooks. A few mysterious numbers on a tattered map of Québec. And a phrase repeated by the person they had called the Grey Wolf. A warning…

In a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Gamache and his small team of supporters realize that for the Black Wolf to have gotten this far, they must have powerful allies, in law enforcement, in industry, in organized crime, in the halls of government.

From the apparent peace of his little village, Gamache finds himself playing a lethal game of cat and mouse with an invisible foe who is gathering forces and preparing to strike.

“Brassard’s accents—whether French Canadian, Italian, or continental French—create indelible characters. His performance lets us feel Reine Marie’s warmth and Armand’s affectionate nature, and he adds an additional layer to surly Ruth and her potty-mouthed duck. Exciting and entertaining.” —AudioFile on The Grey Wolf (Earphones Award winner),

Book 20 of 20 Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries
Duration: 13 hours and 31 minutes
Author: Louise Penny
Narrator: Jean Brassard
Audible.com Release Date: October 28, 2025
Publisher: Macmillan Audio

ASIN: B0DPLD28JV

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North American version read by Jean Brassard.

The files:
Chapterized M4B, resampled to 64k mono. This is a full-quality resample, not down-sample. The original Audible files are 128k stereo with doubled L-R mono which effectively means it’s exactly the same but at twice the size (double checked using Audacity).