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The Brutal Telling

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7th April 2011

Price: £9.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781529386790

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‘Ingenious and unexpected’ GUARDIAN

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache’s world of facts and feelings.

When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to death, and there is no sign of a weapon, a motive or even the dead man’s name.

As Gamache and his colleagues start to dig under the skin of this peaceful haven for clues, they uncover a trail of stolen treasure, mysterious codes and a shameful history that begins to shed light on the victim’s identity – and points to a terrifying killer…

Ten million readers.
Three pines.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

‘One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction’ THE TIMES

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Reviews

Guardian
Ingenious and unexpected
Globe and Mail
The best Gamache so far
The Bookbag
It's Louise Penny's writing which adds a glow to this book. It's not just the skill of the plot, but the way that words are never wasted and that so few of them can produce a vivid picture.
The Times
Murder, an attractive detective and terrific atmosphere . . . Impressive
People
An intricate, almost mythic plot, superb characters, and rich, dark humor.
Peter James
Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling. She is an original voice, a distillation of both PD James and Barbara Vine at their peaks and a worthy successor to both.