The release date for the English version of 'The Brutal Telling' by
Louise Penny is Sep 2009. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Old son, chaos is coming.
The tranquility of Three Pines is destroyed by their remarks. A stranger is discovered dead in the local café and antiques shop just as families are getting ready to return to the city and kids are bidding farewell to summer. Once again, jewels and rotten secrets hidden in the bush are revealed by Chief Inspector Gamache and his colleagues as they peel back layers of deceit.
Although nobody acknowledges knowing the dead guy, Olivier, the cherished owner of the cafe, is on the verge of catastrophe as more and more secrets come to light. How did he build his firm to such amazing success? What is the reason for his burial in this little community, and what is the history he left behind? And why does the investigation's trail always lead back to him?
Olivier becomes increasingly desperate, and in an attempt to find the truth, the Chief Inspector follows a trail of clues and treasures that include first editions of Jane Eyre and Charlotte's Web as well as a spider web with the word "WOE" woven into it. Eventually, the Chief Inspector returns to Three Pines as the small village prepares for the revelation of the truth and its brutal, concluding chapter.