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A World of Curiosities - A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES CALLED THREE PINES (Paperback)
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A World of Curiosities - A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES CALLED THREE PINES (Paperback)
Series: Chief Inspector Gamache
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List price R480
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*** SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN ***
'Electrifying drama ... the bodies pile up, the intensity and
horror are reminiscent of Thomas Harris at his finest. Gamache is a
fascinatingly complex protagonist' BOOK OF THE MONTH, THE TIMES
It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter.
But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything
lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers
prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy
Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and
woman have reappeared in the Surete du Quebec investigators' lives
after many years. The two were young children when their troubled
mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've
arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end? Gamache and
Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought
them together, come rushing back. Did their mother's murder hurt
them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades,
festered and are now about to erupt? As Chief Inspector Gamache
works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by
a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his
terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village.
Every word of the 160-year-old letter is filled with dread. When
the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up. As the
bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a
world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes
there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles
within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.
In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world.
Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home.
'Penny delves into the nature of evil, sensitively exploring the
impact of the dreadful events she describes while bringing a warmth
and humanity to her disparate cast of characters that, unusually
for a crime novel, leaves you feeling better about the world once
you've finished' BOOK OF THE MONTH, OBSERVER 'Bestseller Penny's
virtuoso 18th novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the
Quebec Surete ... blends nuanced characterization with nail-biting
suspense ...This tale of forgiveness and redemption will resonate
with many' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'This is a hugely satisfying mystery
of course, but more than that, it's a chilling morality tale.
Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny' ANN CLEEVES
FURTHER PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:
'Enthralling ... With beautifully drawn characters, this is crime
writing of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'Louise Penny is one of
the greatest crime writers of our times' DENISE MINA 'Louise Penny
twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at
the moment you think you might have solved the mystery' DAILY
EXPRESS 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' ELLY
GRIFFITHS
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