Chaos is coming, old son.Β With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. Everybody goes to Olivier's Bistroβincluding 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 hole
The Brutal Telling
β Scribed by Louise Penny
- Publisher
- Sphere;Minotaur Books
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 244 KB
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Chaos is coming, old son.
With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness.
No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Olivier. How did he make such a spectacular success of his business? What past did he leave behind and why has he buried himself in this tiny village? And why does every lead in the investigation find its way back to him?
As Olivier grows more frantic, a trail of clues and treasures from first editions of Charlottes Web and Jane Eyre to a spider web with the word WOE woven in itlead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth, and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the truth and the final, brutal telling.
Library : General
Universes : A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery [05]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780748129621
β¦ Subjects
Mystery
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