Product Description Just as summer is winding to a close, a stranger is found murdered in the Three Pines village bistro and antique store, and the beloved owner, Olivier, falls under suspicion. Chief Inspector Gamache begins a search that leads across the continent as the little village braces for the final, brutal truth. From the Back Cover Just as summer is winding to a close, a stranger is found murdered in the Three Pines village bistro and antique store, and the beloved owner, Olivier, falls under suspicion. Chief Inspector Gamache begins a search that leads across the continent as the little village braces for the final, brutal truth. About the Author LOUISE PENNY was born in Toronto and worked as a journalist and radio host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, specializing in hard news and current affairs. Today she lives outside a small village south of Montreal, along with her husband and three golden retrievers.