Bury Your Dead

A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

By: Louise Penny

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

"Ralph Cosham’s excellent narration of Louise Penny’s newest mystery demonstrates why a terrific narrator is an author’s best partner." —AudioFile Magazine

Bury Your Dead is a novel about life and death—and all the mystery that remains—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is on break from duty in Three Pines to attend the famed Winter Carnival up north. He has arrived in this beautiful, freezing city not to join the revels but to recover from an investigation gone hauntingly wrong. Still, violent death is inescapable—even here, in the apparent sanctuary of the Literary and Historical Society, where one obsessive academic’s quest for answers will lead Gamache down a dark path . . .

Meanwhile, Gamache is receiving disturbing news from his hometown village. Beloved bistro owner Olivier was recently convicted of murder but everyone—including Gamache—believes that he is innocent. Who is behind this sinister plot? Now it’s up to Gamache to solve this killer case . . . and relive a terrible event from his own past before he can begin to bury his dead.

“Few writers in any genre can match Penny’s ability to combine heartbreak and hope.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Crack another case with Chief Inspector Gamache.

©2010 Three Pines Creations, Inc. (P)2010 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Ralph Cosham's excellent narration of Louise Penny's newest mystery demonstrates why a terrific narrator is an author's best partner…My only quibble is that the Penny-Cosham team kept me listening past my bedtime.” —AudioFile magazine

“This sixth entry in Agatha and Anthony award-winning author Penny's Armand Gamache series is among the best…The solution to both killings as well as the event that drew Gamache to Quebec in the first place are all slowly and expertly revealed.” —Library Journal

The best one so far!

Wonderful, wonderful! This book is the best one so far, which is pretty remarkable, since every book in this series is fantastic. Thrilling story and perfect narrator.

Great characters & mystery

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I love the Ralph Cosham, the narrator, over all, but when he did the voice of an alleged country bumpkin from Quebec... no. He sounded like he was from -- I don't know -- Texas or something. That drove me a bit nuts... but it was only a small part.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

As usual, Louise Penny had me hooked from the start. I love getting to know the recurring characters more and more, and particularly enjoyed Beauvoir on his own in Three Pines. Also loved how Gamache was lured back to working.

Any additional comments?

I didn't quite catch an important part at the end... which I will not mention here... but perhaps it would be different if I was reading instead of listening. I need to go back and re-listen to that part because I still don't quite understand how the Morin story resolved...

Fabulous

Where does Bury Your Dead rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

Louise Penny just improves with each book. Each of her characters becomes more human, more complex and thus more approachable with each story. With essentially three story lines going at one time you do have to pay attention, but it becomes just gripping with a couple of hours left to listen. Dinner, television - everything got put on hold to finish up and hear the resolutions.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

How will it all resolve itself? And what really happened all those years ago? Penny leaves clues along the way but you must become engaged in the whole affair.

What about Ralph Cosham???s performance did you like?

He does a stellar job - moving seemingly effortlessly from French to English. I associate him totally with Inspector Gemache, so should find something else he has done and compare.

captivating, complicated and compelling

follows on book 5 w more expansion of the "death of the hermit" and adds new terror plot that is heartbreaking. Learned some canadian history looking up the explorer champlain and seeing vistas of the queen charlotte islands as well as delving into the native tribes plights
eg Cree/ Huron etc. A thriller but also a deeply complex story. thank you Ms Penny.

Past and presebt

A modern day murder mystery laced with historical facts and details that influence the perpetrator of the crime, and inform the reader as well. Great story, well-written. Thank you,Ms.Penny!

excellent series

Great writing and narration.
I enjoyed the interview at the end and am hoping there will be more in the future.

really?

my dismay in the story line was the thin motive. at least the video was finally cleared up.

Great Book, but narration is confusing.

What did you like best about Bury Your Dead? What did you like least?

I love learning bits of historical facts through fictional characters and stories. This was a fast-paced mystery that kept me guessing and turning the pages for more.

What didn’t you like about Ralph Cosham’s performance?

I think the narrator needed to differ his performance more. There are many flashbacks and swift changes between character perspectives. This can be hard to follow when the narrator does not stop in between character changes or changes in scenery. I have not seen the printed version but I would hope there is a space between paragraphs when there is a shift in the story. That was sorely needed in this performance. Other than that, I thought the performance and story were wonderful.

They just keep getting better.

I love this series. The humor, the cleverness, the depth of characters. I’m hooked. This was my Favorite so far. I started in the middle of the series and I’ve gone back and I’m going through from the beginning. I may end up listening again in order even to the ones I’ve already heard once. Because I can see that I might’ve missed a lot. I’d recommend these books in order.

Addicted, going thru the Gamache books too quickly

I love living inside the world of these gooks and this one is a change of pace. We spend most of the time outside of Three Pines in a compelling mystery. And it's important to savor every minute of Ralph Cosham's narration.