The Brutal Telling
Overview
Commentary
Another murder threatens the serenity of the tiny Canadian town of Three Pines in Louise Penny's fifth novel to feature Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The only clue to the identity of the stranger who turns up dead is the location of the body--Olivier Brulé's bistro, which happens to be the social center of the village. Though Olivier and his partner Gabri claim they don't know the dead man, Gamache and his subordinates have no choice but to investigate them, but as soon as they think they've found a connection, forensics invalidates their hunch by revealing that the corpse was moved several times before ending up in its final location. But the puzzle has only just begun--Penny's eminently perplexing and addictive mystery will eventually come to encompass rare books, totem poles, a haunted house, Nazi-stolen treasures, and a tiny word woven into a spider's web. Louise Penny continues to advance her craft with every novel, and BRUTAL TELLING should finally take her from the margins of contemporary mystery writers to the mainstream.
Publisher's Notes
After a stranger is murdered in a bistro and antiques store in the village of Three Pines and the bistro's owner Oliver becomes the main suspect, Chief Inspector Gamache must sift through a number of clues, go deep into the woods, and cross the continent in order to solve the case, in a book by the best-selling author of A Rule Against Murder. Read by Ralph Cosham. Simultaneous.
After a stranger is murdered in a bistro and antiques store in the village of Three Pines and the bistro's owner Oliver becomes the main suspect, Chief Inspector Gamache must sift through a number of clues, go deep into the woods, and cross the continent in order to solve the case, in a book by the best-selling author of A Rule Against Murder. Read by Ralph Cosham. Simultaneous.
Reviews
"Excellent....Readers keen for another glimpse into the life of Three Pines will be well rewarded." (starred review)
"What holds the book together...is the calming presence of Gamanche, whose mix of erudition and intuition draws readers in just as it lulls suspects into revealing a little too much. Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie, and while there is a surface resemblance there, it sells her short. Her characters are too rich, her grasp of nuance and human psychology too firm for the formula-bound Christie." (starred review)
Bill Ott
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| Format | Compact Disc |
| ISBN | 9781433297113 |
| List Price | $34.95 |
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| Publication Date | 10/13/2009 |
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| Release Status | In Print |
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| Edition | Unabridged |
| Measurements | Weight: 0.65 Pounds |
| Height: 6.25 Inches |
| Length: 5.5 Inches |
| Thickness: 1.5 Inches |
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