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The Brutal Telling

by Louise Penny

Anthony Award for Best Novel · 2010 · Winner
Minotaur Booksmystery-crimeISBN 9780312377052

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Anthony Award for Best Novel2010Winner

About This Book

A stranger is found beaten to death in the bistro of Three Pines. Chief Inspector Gamache must untangle a web of lies before the killer strikes again, in Louise Penny's fifth novel.

About the Author

Louise Penny is a Canadian author best known for her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, set in the fictional village of Three Pines in Quebec. Her debut novel Still Life won the CWA John Creasey Award for Best First Crime Novel in 2006 and launched one of the most acclaimed mystery series of the twenty-first century. Penny's books are celebrated for their literary richness, psychological depth, and vivid sense of place. Read more →

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