The Brutal Telling

A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

De: Louise Penny

Narrado por: Ralph Cosham

"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.

Love Louise Penny!

The series is wonderful, and I'm learning some French! Great story telling. I love the twists and turns. I love the character development. Excellent read.

outstanding

the book get better and better. enjoy the details, complexity so that its not easy to figure out.

twist and turns

This story is filled with lots of detail. Lots of intrigue, I really enjoyed the story.

a good listen

I wondered about a couple of plot turns, but the tapestry became richer as the story went on. Very engaging with believable and human characters.

The Series keeps getting better

This novel in the Gamache series was so beautifully written and complex; so thoughtful and detailed. It was one that caused me to be sorry that my daily commute was over and one that I’d continue once I was home. Never one for a predictable ending, Penny gets to the “whys” of the murders act. The characters are multi-dimensional as my feelings grew towards them. This is a book to be enjoyed surrounded by nature, a warm sweater, and a cup of your favorite hot beverage.