Louise Penny
Michael Berkeley's guest is the crime fiction writer Louise Penny.
The Canadian crime fiction writer Louise Penny has sold more than 18 million books around the world – and she was a late starter: she was 45 when her first book appeared, after working for two decades as a broadcaster and journalist.
Success as a writer came quickly: her first novel Still Life won numerous awards, and introduced Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who works in rural Quebec.
Louise has just published her 20th book featuring Gamache: in The Black Wolf, he’s taking on a powerful conspiracy attempting to make Canada the 51st state in a fight over natural resources.
Louise's music includes works by Beethoven, Michael Nyman, Bach and Neil Young.
On radio
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Nov 2025 12:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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