The cruelest month: a Three Pines mystery
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“Many mystery buffs have credited Louise Penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. . . . The book’s title is a metaphor not only for the month of April but also for Gamache’s personal and professional challenges---making this the series standout so far.”
--Sarah Weinman
Welcome to Three Pines, where the cruelest month is about to deliver on its threat.
It’s spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth. But not everything is meant to return to life. . .
When some villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a séance at the Old Hadley House, they are hoping to rid the town of its evil---until one of their party dies of fright. Was this a natural death, or was the victim somehow helped along?
Brilliant, compassionate Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec is called to investigate, in a case that will force him to face his own ghosts as well as those of a seemingly idyllic town where relationships are far more dangerous than they seem.
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Penny, L. (2008). The cruelest month: a Three Pines mystery. First U.S. edition. St. Martin's Minotaur.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Penny, Louise. 2008. The Cruelest Month: A Three Pines Mystery. St. Martin's Minotaur.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Penny, Louise, The Cruelest Month: A Three Pines Mystery. St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Penny, Louise. The Cruelest Month: A Three Pines Mystery. First U.S. edition. St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
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