Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team investigate another bizarre
crime in the tiny Québec village of Three Pines in Penny's expertly
plotted third murder mystery. As the
townspeople gather in the abandoned and perhaps haunted Hadley house for
a séance with a visiting psychic, Madeleine Favreau collapses,
apparently dead of fright. No one has a harsh word to say about
Madeleine, but Gamache knows there is always more to the case than meets the
eye. Complicating his inquiry are the repercussions of Gamache having
accused his popular superior at the Sûreté du Québec of heinous crimes
in a previous case. Fearing there might be a mole on his team, Gamache
works not only to solve the murder but to clear his name. Arthur Ellis
Award–winner, Louise Penny paints a vivid picture of the French-Canadian
village, its inhabitants, and a determined detective.320 pages
