by Louise Penny
Part of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, book 4
First published 2009
Chief Inspector Gamache arrives at the luxurious Manoir Bellechasse to celebrate his anniversary. But a member of the eccentric Finney clan has been discovered dead in a gruesome manner. As Gamache sifts through the family's web of lies, he must uncover not just the how, but the why behind the killing. At the heart of this classic whodunit lies the personal history that has drawn the Finneys and the Gamaches to this isolated lodge, and the darker pasts that now threaten to destroy them all.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, whodunit
Setting: Québec (Province), Québec
581 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Press