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Now they've arrived in the village of Three Pines.

The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Surete du Quebec investigators' lives after many years. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge.Īs the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. But not everything buried should come alive again. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. Gamache is a fascinatingly complex protagonist' BOOK OF THE MONTH, THE TIMES the bodies pile up, the intensity and horror are reminiscent of Thomas Harris at his finest. *** SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN *** Ginny Greene is a Star Tribune copy editor.Hardback A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES CALLED THREE PINES You will get hooked, and eventually you will devour those stories, too.

Has he escaped, or is he performing monstrous miracles from prison?ĭon't be afraid to dive into Penny's latest installment if you haven't read the previous books. The trail leads to a despicable mass killer whom Gamache prosecuted and delivered to a maximum-security prison years before. Gamache sets off with his eclectic team to hunt down the painter - and the answers to the riddles it holds. What is inside shakes the townsfolk to the core: a painting, morbid and detailed, containing clues to stories none of them care to acknowledge.

Meanwhile, a letter from a dead stonemason has been sent, referring to a hidden room in an attic. Armand is thrilled to see the girl, but he's shaken by the brother's reappearance. Armand befriended the girl, but shunned the brother, in whom he saw a brooding cruelty.Īfter many years, the siblings reappear. Years before, Armand rescued a young girl and boy from an abusive life. All of the quirky characters are back, plus a few new faces that bring a dark dimension to the ensemble.Ĭhief Inspector Gamache and his wife, Reine-Marie, are the heartbeat of the village. Have we really been through 18 books in the stellar Armand Gamache series?Ĭanadian author Louise Penny reaches a crescendo with her latest tale from Three Pines, a wondrous hamlet outside Montreal.