Ranked #9 in Mystery Series, Ranked #19 in Canada — see more rankings.
Chaos is coming, old son.
With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness.
No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro...
Rankings by Category
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #5) is ranked in the following categories:
- #34 in Adult Mystery
- #53 in Canadian
- #26 in Detective Series
- #88 in Mystery