LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (five times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada "for her contribution to Canadian culture." Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.
"Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie, [but] it sells her
short."
--Booklist (starred review) "An intricate, almost mythic plot,
superb characters, and rich, dark humor."
--People "Magic . . . [with] an elegance and depth not often
seen."
--The New York Times Book Review "If you don't give your heart to
Gamache, you may have no heart to give."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A treat for the mind and a
lesson for the soul, this is a novel full of surprises."
--Richmond Times-Dispatch "It's Penny's most ambitious novel to
date, adding much to our knowledge of the continuing characters and
creating a framework of myth that lends structure to the
tale...
eloquent prose and amazingly complex characters."
--Denver Post "In this fifth installment of Louise Penny's
wonderful series, she keeps things fresh by making a beloved member
of her core cast, Olivier Brule, a suspect in the death of a
recluse found dead on the floor of Olivier's own bistro... Penny
blends poetry, ciphers and history in all its 'brutal telling' with
the usual mouthwatering bistro meals and the quirky villagers to
continue one of the best series out there today."
--Charlotte Observer "If you've yet to meet the fascinating Chief
Inspector Armand Gamache, who has starred in four previous novels,
this book is a good place to start. The plot, like the man, is
intelligent and never boring. Penny has crafted another complex
mystery with twists at every turn of the page."
--RT Book Magazine "As in her previous four Inspector Gamache
mysteries, Penny grafts a suspenseful whodunit onto her sketch of
the whims and mores of Three Pines' small population."
--Quill and Quire "...little treasures are scattered throughout THE
BRUTAL TELLING and all the other books as well. I dare anyone to
say that this isn't literary fiction.
But even more, this is poetry."
--Mystery News "Though Gamache is undeniably the focus, Penny
continues to develop her growing cast of supporting characters,
including newcomers Marc and Dominique Gilbert, who are converting
an old house-the site of two murders-into a spa. Readers keen for
another glimpse into the life of Three Pines will be well
rewarded."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Having won numerous mystery
prizes, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis and Anthony awards
for her debut, Still Life, Canadian author Penny has only gotten
better with each succeeding novel. Her fifth in the series is the
finest of all. Featuring series protagonist Chief Inspector
Gamache, this literary mystery explores the ways in which sins of
the past have a way of resurrecting themselves, wreaking havoc upon
their perpetrators, and, unfortunately, the innocent. Thus, when a
hermit is slain in the woods near an isolated village in rural
Quebec, secrets surface, unmasking characters who have adopted
benign personae to conceal their questionable past deeds.
Fortunately, sagacious Gamache possesses the acumen to peel away
the layers of deceit and to expose the truth. This superb novel
will appeal to readers who enjoy sophisticated literary mysteries
in the tradition of Donna Leon."
--Library Journal (starred review)
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