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The Cruellest Month

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780751547481

Price: £8.99

ON SALE: 2nd June 2011

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Crime & Mystery

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The New York Times Bestseller

It’s Easter, and on a glorious spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead…

When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning, he faces an unusual crime scene. A séance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong and someone has been seemingly frightened to death.

In idyllic Three Pines, terrible secrets lie buried, and even Gamache has something to hide. One of his own team is about to betray him. But how far will they go to ensure Gamache’s downfall?

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Reviews

A delight for all who love crime fiction
Reginald Hill
A stirring tale of jealousy and long-awaited revenge
Sunday Telegraph
Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling. She is an original voice, a distillation of both PD James and Barbara Vine at their peaks and a worthy successor to both
Peter James
Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time with
Metro