β Scribed by Louise Penny
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"What happened here last night isn't allowed," said Madame Dubois.
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_It was such an extraordinary thing to say it stopped the ravenous Inspector Beauvoir from taking another bite of his roast beef on baguette.
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_"You have a rule against murder?" he asked.
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_"I do. When my husband and I bought the Bellechasse we made a pact....Everything that stepped foot on this land would be safe."
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_It is the height of summer, and Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache are celebrating their wedding anniversary at Manoir Bellechasse, an isolated, luxurious inn not far from the village of Three Pines. But they're not alone. The Finney family --rich, cultured, and respectable--has also arrived for a celebration of their own.
The beautiful Manoir Bellechasse might be surrounded by nature, but there is something unnatural looming. As the heat rises and the humidity closes in, some...
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