The Brutal Telling (eBook)

The Brutal Telling (eBook)

By Louise Penny
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Chaos is coming, old son.

With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness.
 
No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Olivier. How did he make such a spectacular success of his business? What past did he leave behind and why has he buried himself in this tiny village? And why does every lead in the investigation find its way back to him?

As Olivier grows more frantic, a trail of clues and treasures— from first editions of Charlotte’s Web and Jane Eyre to a spider web with the word “WOE” woven in it—lead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth, and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the truth and the final, brutal telling.

About the Author

LOUISE PENNY is The New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of seven novels featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Her debut, Still Life, won the John Creasey Dagger and the Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys Awards, and was named one of the five Mystery/Crime Novels of the Decade by Deadly Pleasures magazine. Penny was the first author ever to win the Agatha Award for Best Novel four times—for A Fatal Grace, The Cruelest Month, The Brutal Telling (which also received the Anthony Award for Best Novel), and Bury Your Dead (which also won the Dilys, Arthur Ellis, Anthony, Macavity, and Nero Awards). She lives in a small village south of Montréal.

Praise for The Brutal Telling…

“Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie, [but] it sells her short.” --Booklist (starred review)

“An intricate, almost mythic plot, superb characters, and rich, dark humor.” --People

“Magic . . . [with] an elegance and depth not often seen.” --The New York Times Book Review

“If you don’t give your heart to Gamache, you may have no heart to give.” --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A treat for the mind and a lesson for the soul, this is a novel full of surprises.” --Richmond Times-Dispatch

Product Details ISBN-13: 9781429955355
Published: Minotaur Books, 09/22/2009
Language: en
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