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The Cruellest Month

Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 3

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The Cruellest Month

By: Louise Penny
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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'No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'Altogether extraordinary' WASHINGTON POST

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.

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 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 idyllic 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?

Millions of fans worldwide.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

©2007 Louise Penny (P)2014 Hachette Audio Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Suspense

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Engaging story but what a shame the narrator couldn’t pronounce French names properly (this is essential to the book). Keeps calling a female character “Jean” not “Jeanne”, giving her a man’s name which is incredibly cringey…

Shame about the numerous French mispronunciations

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Having read the two previous books in the series moving to the audiobook was perhaps a difficult transition and I found the narrator a little irritating - this may not be wholly fair! The storyline was not as good as the first two in the series, more complex, but still very enjoyable.

A little convoluted but still a good read!

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This was so enjoyable. It’s so well written, likeable characters and Adam Sims, wonderful as ever. The end of each book, so far, has the start of the next in the series (some with different titles). I’m not keen on this in audiobooks nor actual books. It’s disappointing when you think you have a certain amount left to enjoy only to find you’re suddenly near the end!

Better and better!

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Addictive listening. The inhabitants of Three Pines, the inspector and his team leap out and assume a life of their own. Brilliant narration by Adam Sims as always. Have every intention of listening to the whole series.

Riveting

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I like these interesting Three Pines series, involving First Nation characters along with the Quebecois and Canadian characters but got annoyed by the narrator forgetting which character’s voice he should be using. Dropping from a presumed French Quebec accent to that of almost an English gentleman for the main chatracter! Irritating!

Good story

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Wow! What a rollercoaster ride.
Penny keeps you guessing until the very end as to who the murderer is.
But the true wonder is Three Pines and its people.

Another fantastic tale!

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Rounded characters a plot to get to grips with and well read. Really enjoyed it.

Excellent.

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I had to give up listening as the French accent was so terrible that the narrator actually changed names, calling a woman by a man’s name, a man by a woman’s name, and generally used poor (and unQuebecois) pronunciation. Since that affects about half the book, it became unbearable. Huge shame as Adam Sums has a lovely, warm voice. Otherwise, the novel is good.

Great story, painful narration

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So the story is not always the most realistic, but the series is comforting and reliable with good intrigue keeping it going.

Reliable, engrossing addition to the Gamache series

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This is a SUCH a great series! Not only interesting and thought provoking, but cerebral on an academic, poetic level! I would REALLY like a copy of Ruth’s book of poems (but might give Odeille’s a miss)! It would be nice if was eventually made available to buy…

The house has taken on its own character and I like that other character’s personalities are also revealed there too! Onward to the next one.

The Plot Thickens!

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