#24 in Crime & mystery
Bury Your Dead
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Bury Your Dead is a book written by Louise Penny and published by Minotaur Books on 28 September 2010. This novel won the Anthony Award for Best Crime Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel in 2011. It is the sixth mystery novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and set in Quebec.
Reading order · Chief Inspector Gamache
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7.97.9 / 10 - Bury Your DeadThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 108 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 108 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“This is one of those books that is so good that I wish I could give 6 stars. Or that I could retroactively go back and downgrade every other rating I've ever given so that it is clear that this one is truly special. I…”
“Very much loved the continuation of the previous case in this book! What a satisfying conclusion to that – and interwoven with Gamache's own mystery, plus the overall PTSD being dealt with... all in all, another great installment. It's also fun to watch technology change…”
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How long is Bury Your Dead?
It has 528 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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