"Ralph Cosham delivers a delightful accent for Gamache and invests all the characters with small-town likability." —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner The wise and beleaguered Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines The Brutal Telling, the fifth book in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Chaos is coming, old son. With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. Everybody goes to Olivier's Bistro—including 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 treasures—from first editions of Charlotte's Web and Jane Eyre to a spiderweb with a word mysteriously woven in it—into the woods and across the continent, before returning to Three Pines to confront the truth and the final, brutal telling.
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"Of the series, this was the most complex layered book to date. The two simultaneous plots, along with the gradual teasing out of a recent tragedy made for a wonderful read. " — Bethany (4 out of 5 stars)
"Of the series, this was the most complex layered book to date. The two simultaneous plots, along with the gradual teasing out of a recent tragedy made for a wonderful read. "
“Magic…[with] an elegance and depth not often seen.”
“An intricate, almost mythic plot, superb characters, and rich, dark humor.”
“A treat for the mind and a lesson for the soul, this is a novel full of surprises.”
" Another great Gamache novel. Love this series. This one was a little sad though. I look forward to the developments in the next in the series. "
" This could have been a good story but it was like wading through treacle! I wonder why i wasted so many hours of my life on it! Never again.... so many better-written books out there. "
" Loved the way it linked three stories together. As ever a beautiful rendition of the inspector. "
" Louise Penny has done it again. Excellent. "
" Probably would have been better if I'd read the preceding books first, but even on its own, it was a bit oddly constructed. Vague in some parts and obsessive in others and other oddnesses. Exceedingly Canadian, though. "
" I always enjoy her books! She tells a good tale and I like her descriptiveness. "
" Boring, lots of explaining, no action. I loved the previous one I read but this one was awful "
" Even though I've enjoyed every book in this series, I found this one to be the best. The emotional ride was fantastic. "
" Recommended this for our book club and just finished it and loved it! Thanks to Sarah's recommendation! "
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.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.
Geoffrey Howard (a.k.a. Ralph Cosham) was a stage actor and an award-winning narrator. He recorded more than 100 audiobooks in his lifetime and won the prestigious Audio Award for Best Narration and several AudioFile Earphones Awards.
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