Killerly quiet life.
Senior Inspector Armand Gamache of the Quebec police begins investigating a suspicious death in the village of Three Pines, south of Montreal. The body of Jane Neal, a former teacher who was loved and respected by everyone, is found in the woods at the edge of the village. The death was caused by an arrow shot. The locals believe it was an accident while hunting, but Gamache has a vague feeling that not everything here is as obvious as it seems. And he needs to look not for the unfortunate shooter, but for a ruthless murderer...
Deadly cold.
In the village of Three Pines, south of Montreal, an incredible murder has occurred. Death caught Cecilie de Poitiers on the snow-covered surface of a frozen lake, where she and other fans were watching a curling match. The murder weapon was a metal chair connected to a power source. Someone carefully planned and carried out the murder, leaving the victim with not the slightest chance. Senior Inspector Armand Gamache of the Quebec police rarely has to face a criminal as sophisticated and cruel as this one. But what did this woman do to deserve such a terrible death?
The Cruelest Month
The novel “The Cruelest Month” continues the series of investigations by the brilliant senior inspector Armand Gamache—a new character created by Louise Penny, the only five-time winner of the Agatha Christie Award.
“April,” the poet said, “is the cruelest month.” And to uphold his reputation, this month subjects senior inspector Armand Gamache to a harsh test. Together with his team, Gamache comes back to the village of Three Pines to investigate the mysterious death of a certain Madeleine Ferneau. During a séance that the locals held in an old, abandoned house with a bad reputation, Madeleine suddenly dies. Everyone believes she simply got scared to death—because communication with the world of ghosts never goes without a cost. However, Gamache suspects that the matter is far more complicated than it first appears. Once he begins the investigation, he unexpectedly becomes the target of furious press attacks connected to one of his past cases. Now he needs not only to uncover the alleged murder, but also to clear his name...
The Stone Killer
The novel “The Stone Killer” is made in the best traditions of the English closed-room detective story and continues the series of investigations by senior inspector Armand Gamache—a new character created by Louise Penny, the only five-time winner of the Agatha Christie Award.
Every year, in the middle of summer, Armand Gamache and his wife Reyne-Marie travel to a former hunting estate hidden among wild Canadian forests to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Everything in this elite hotel is designed for rest, but, as always, the couple doesn’t get to truly relax: the Gamaches have very troublesome neighbors—the respectable Finch-Morrow family. It seems these wealthy guests are connected not only by money, but also by an old mutual hatred mixed with secrets from the past. Wasn’t it, perhaps, that led to the death of Julia, the daughter of Charles Morrow, who during a terrible thunderstorm was crushed by a monument of her own father? An accident or a crime? If it is a murder, then Gamache concludes it was committed by someone who was present. But the investigation reaches a dead end. One thing is clear: something unnatural has happened...
A challenge is issued. The game begins.