All the devils are here is number 16 in the Armand Gamache Mystery series however, instead of being set in The Pines in Canada, the action takes place in Paris where Armand and Reine-Marie are visiting their children who live in that city.
Shortly after arriving in Paris Armand's godfather, Stephen Horowitz, is deliberately run down outside a restaurant and one of his friends is murdered. Armand and his son-in-law, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, are determined to investigate especially when it is clear that someone is also trying to discredit Stephen and the work that he has done. Armand uses his contacts within the Paris police force to ensure that the matter is taken seriously.
Jean-Guy now works in Paris for a firm, GHS Engineering, and gradually becomes suspicious that all is not as it should be. As he and Armand investigate the Stephen Horowitz case they become convinced that GHS Engineering is somehow involved.
The solving of a crime is only one aspect of this book series. The relationships between the characters and their interactions with each other are important features. In this series Armand endeavours to discover what has caused the breakdown between him and his son, Daniel, and attempts to resolve it.
In this novel a number of characters provide expertise in solving the crime including Reine-Marie, a retired librarian, and a number of her friends who are archivists and librarians in Paris. The city of Paris and its history also play an important role in the story.
I am really looking forward to meeting Armand Gamache and his family and friends again in the next book in series.
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