The Beautiful Mystery (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Père Abbé: Add a description of this character.
• Frère Sébastien: A Dominican Friar and member of the Inquisition.
• Isabelle Lacoste
• Henry
• Frère Raymond: The Friar responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of the monastary itself.
• Dom Clément
• Anne Daphné Gamache: Daughter of the chief and girlfriend of the inspector.
• Thomas à Becket: Ancient Abbot executed by the English King.
• Armand Gamache: Chief Inspector
• Madame Gamache: Wife of the Chief Inspector
• Frère Antoine: One of the monks living in the monastery
• Daniel J. Levitin
• Dom Prospere
• Arnot
• Frère Alexandre: One of the monks living in the monastery
• Frère Mathieu
• Frère Simon
• Jean Guy Beauvoir: Jean Guy Beauvoir is second in command to Gamache.
• Gilbert of Sempringham
• Sylvain Francoeur
• Annie Gamache: Jean's soon to be fiance and Armand's daughter.
• Frère Bernard
• Etienne Legault
• Virgin Mary
• Frère Charles
• Enid: Jean Guy's former wife.
• Julian
• Frère Luc
• Reine-Marie
• Charbonneau
• Inspector Lacorte: The local Surete agent
• Captain Charbenneau: Runs the Surete du Quebec station.
• Brother Mathieu: The choirmaster at Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups. He is a crime victim. He made a record of the monk's Gregorian Chants and it sold many copies.
• Dom Philippe: The abbot of Saint Gilbert.
• Frere Luc: A young monk questioned about the murder.
• Frere Bernard: Another monk who is questioned about the murder. He is a gardener for the Abby.
• Chief Inspector Francoeur: Gamach's superior who comes to the Abby to observe the investigation.
• Brother Raymond: He is in charge of maintenance and spoken to about the murder.
• Father Sebastien: Sent by the Vatican in an office that was known as the Inquisition to see what led up to the murder.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Saint Gilbert Abbey: A famous abbey where one of the monks is murdered.
• Vatican: Sends Fr. Sebastien from the office that had been called the Inquisition to see what led to the murder at the Abby.
• Rome
• Chapter House: There is a hidden door that leads to the Chapter House, a secret room.
• France: When Gamache heard the recording that the monks made, he thought they must live in France and was surprised that they lived in Quebec.
• Blessed Chapel: Where the monks come to pray and to do their chants.
• Bonjour
• Sempringham

Organizations edit see section history

• la surete du quebec: The law enforcement organization investigating the murder.
• The Gilbertines: The order of monks who populate the abby.
• The Waldensians: An order of monks which is now extinct.

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Trick of the Light, and followed by How the Light Gets In.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Louise Penny (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Subjects edit see section history

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