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The Cruellest Month
- Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 3
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Series: Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
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 indyllic 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?
Coming soon: Book 4 in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, The Murder Stone. It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all....
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- Aditi Sen
- 2021-02-07
Kind, warm, and beautiful
This series is for the soul. I love the warmth and the wholesome people in the book. It’s so easy to get attached to Inspector Gamache and Three Pines.
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- Liz C
- 2019-04-17
Great listen
I love the 3 Pines mysteries. Adam Sims does an amazing job of bringing these characters to life
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- Korner Lot Lady
- 2022-02-06
The Cruellest Month
Louise Penny does it again! A riveting mystery in the charm and comfort of Three Pines…..more revelations about the authentic characters that populate the village and the Surete!
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- hopi
- 2021-09-28
another fabulous Louise Penny!!
as always I loved her book. kept me chomping at the bit!! I recommend it for sure.
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- KanadianKindle
- 2021-06-26
Nearenemy
A great read (or listen) as are all of Louise Penny's books. Every book brings us another little piece of understanding... of the man and of the quaint little world than is Three Pines.
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- Jocelyn
- 2021-03-09
Best so far of the Gamache series
It started a bit slow but I appreciated the twisting plot, the increase in pressure. This is a classic whodunnit with a side dish of police drama.
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- Danielle
- 2019-02-12
Classic Mystery with Dual Plot
I found myself emotionally drawn into this story. By now I feel attached to the characters but the revelation and betrayal of this storyline had me triggered. Once again a well played out narration with clear understanding of character and personality. Louise Penny has this amazing ability to describe locations and scenes without over indulging in details allowing the readers imagination to fill in with their own perceptions. I am hooked on this series but to fully understand the continued turmoil that Gamache is facing best start with book 1 you wont be disappointed.
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- Moyra
- 2019-02-01
Another great story by Louise Penny!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, the third book of the series, as much as the first two! I highly recommend this series to readers/listeners who enjoy a good mystery with great characters and vividly described emotions. You don’t have to read them in order-I’ve read a few out of order and still find no break in sequences.
Louise Penny is a Canadian treasure! Adam Sims narrates well and has a range of character voices that become well known. I really love this book/series. I look forward to hearing the next!
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- Bodiccea
- 2016-07-28
Overall wonderful series but this one's too turgid
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Don't get me wrong - I love Inspector Gameche and have really enjoyed the series so far. Like many other readers, I feel like I know Three Pines and I want to head back there this afternoon for a good rich cup of coffee. Louise Penny has done a bang-up job of creating a place so rich and real - this isn't an easy thing to do. And I'll certainly read the next in the series.
Now to my complaints about this entry in the series: the story is startling to cross over into magical realism and is doing so with a very heavy hand. A house is hulking on the landscape, evil emanating from it like stink lines. Evil and Good are Big Players in the unfolding of the plot (capitalization intended). Gameche becomes ever-more saint-like whilst his enemies are psycho-bad, harbouring grudges based on the thinnest and most ridiculous motivation. It reminded me a bit of "The Stand" by Stephen King. I enjoy some Stephen King but it just doesn't seem a fit for Three Pines. Even the minor characters are struggling with the dark night of conscience.
One of the thing I have loved so far is the utter believability of the characters. This book starts off good and then starts wringing its hands and speaking in tongues. Here's hoping she dials it down a notch in future entries.
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- M. Milesi
- 2015-05-30
Excellent story, as always, but the performance?
If you could sum up The Cruellest Month in three words, what would they be?
Excellent story! Louise Penny is, as always, interesting and engaging.
What didn’t you like about Adam Sims’s performance?
Adam Sims was not sufficiently trained in pronouncing French words, which are essential in Louise Penny's writing. Every time he pronounces the psychic reader's name, I cringe, since he pronounces it in its masculine form, and the psychic is a woman... It's the kind of error that good audio editing should have caught and corrected.
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