The Brutal Telling: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel [Paperback]

Chaos is coming, old son.

With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. Everybody goes to Olivier's Bistroincluding a stranger whose murdered body is found on the floor. When Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate, he is dismayed to discover that Olivier's story is full of holes. Why are his fingerprints all over the cabin that's uncovered deep in the wilderness, with priceless antiques and the dead man's blood? And what other secrets and layers of lies are buried in the seemingly idyllic village?

Gamache follows a trail of clues and treasuresfrom first editions ofCharlotte's WebandJane Eyreto a spiderweb with a word mysteriously woven in itinto the woods and across the continent, before returning to Three Pines to confront the truth and the final, brutal telling.

LOUISE PENNYis the author of the #1New York TimesandGlobe and Mailbestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (five times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contribution to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montr?al. Visit her on Facebook or at www.louisepenny.com.

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

It's Penny's most ambitious novel to date, adding much to our knowledge of the continuing charactl³’