Louise Penny

The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel -- Louise Penny, Paperback

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The Nature of the Beast is a New York Times bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache novel from Louise Penny.

Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village.

But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true.

And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. What they uncover deep in the forest sets off a sequence of events that leads to murder, leads to an old crime, leads to an old betrayal. Leads right to the door of an old poet.

And now it is now, writes Ruth Zardo. And the dark thing is here.

A monster once visited Three Pines. And put down deep roots. And now, Ruth knows, it is back.

Armand Gamache, the former head of homicide for the S ret du Qu bec, must face the possibility that, in not believing the boy, he himself played a terrible part in what happens next.

Author: Louise Penny
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 07/26/2016
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781250022103
Award: Agatha Awards - Nominee

About the Author
LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (six times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.

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Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, Murder - Investigation, Mystery & Detective, Paperback, Police Procedural, Traditional

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