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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth entry in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series.
It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge.
But something has.
As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines.
But to what end?
Gamache and Beauvoir’s memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Did their mother’s murder hurt them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered and are now about to erupt?
As Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Every word of the 150-year-old letter is filled with dread. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up.
As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes there’s more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.
In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world. Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache’s home.
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“Penny’s clever plotting is enhanced by Bathurst’s ability to make even the smallest details relevant…Bathurst weaves several timelines together seamlessly to create an exciting tapestry revealing crimes against women, child abuse, revenge, and murder. Fans are in for a treat. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Simply outstanding…Penny’s gift for intelligent and transcendent storytelling delivers light, bringing themes of forgiveness and redemption to society’s darker moments.”
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“Unusually for a crime novel, leaves you feeling better about the world once you’ve finished.”
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“Blends nuanced characterization with nail-biting suspense…This tale of forgiveness and redemption will resonate with many.”
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“Continues Penny’s empathetic investigation into the human condition.”
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Virtuoso… blends nuanced characterization with nail-biting suspense…This tale of forgiveness and redemption will resonate with many.
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A constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves.
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An outstanding, original oeuvre.
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What more could a mystery reader — or any reader, for that matter — want?
— Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A #1 Amazon bestseller
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A Washington Post Best Book of 2022 in Mystery &Thrillers
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A Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year
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A People Magazine Pick for Fall
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An AARP Magazine Editors’ Pick of Best Fall Books
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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A Library Journal Editor’s Pick of the Month
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A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for Washington Post Best Books of the Year, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2022
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About Louise Penny
Louise Penny is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Toronto Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She is also coauthor with Hillary Rodham Clinton of the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller State of Terror. She has won numerous awards, including eight Agatha Awards and a CWA Dagger, and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture.
About Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst, an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Male Narrator in 2020. He is an English actor who played David Marsden in five seasons of the series Cold Feet and the title role in My Dad’s the Prime Minister. In addition to his other television credits—which include The Stepfather, White Teeth, The Safe House, Goodbye, Mr. Steadman, and Hornblower—he has also appeared many times on stage in such productions as The Three Sisters, Hedda Gabler, and Alarms and Excursions.