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title: "The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 3"
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price: "$38"
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# The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 3

**Brand:** louise penny
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The Cruelest Month: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 3

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## Customer Reviews

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    A graceful writing of a wonderful story
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2023*

The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #3) by Louise Penny.Someone told me this series gets better. This motley collection of characters, in mythical small village in Quebec, which just happens to have the highest known murder rate per capita in the entire world outside the equally fictional Midsomer series, has piqued my interest. I accidentally started book 12 so I guess I’m in it for the long haul.Most of Book three is further development of the cast characters including the very wise and paternal Inspector Gamache. It's fun reading how Gamache ferret out clues. He always knows so much more than he lets on. You are mostly along for the ride, but it’s an enjoyable ride, especially now that I've gotten to know the townsfolk so well.There are 2 plots in this book. One is a murder in Three Pines, Quebec. The second is a group of Surete Quebec officers who want revenge on Gamache for something that happened years before. This part of the story is more thriller, in that the reader learns who the bad guys are in book 2. So it helps to read these in order.Side note: I love all the Canadian references, something that many may not notice if never visited.Highly recommended, and NOT just for mystery lovers, but for those who live to discover subtlety and grace in writing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Excellent Book!!
  

*by S***2 on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023*

Louise Penny is at in again in her series on Detective Armand Gamache! In her novel, Penny works to solve the murder of a woman in Three Pines. Through character and plot development, Louise Penny does an excellent job with conveying the character's emotions and thought process. I recommend this book as a must-read for anyone who is interested in detective novels!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Brilliant
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023*

Perhaps that's the wrong word to use, as its use in the novel relates more to the sun. Here,  I mean far surpassing in intelligent maneuvering of words in carrying images and thoughts in others' minds than simply the excellent rendering and retelling of a story.  Even the complicated aspect of developing mediocre poetry with moving poetry... can a poet always be assured of that creation?But at its basic level,  this is a story told well,  interwoven in a meaningful way, as only the greats can do without annoying the reader, and while I guessed who would die, I didn't guess exactly who did it, and was thoroughly engrossed in a few of the side stories that wove into the fabric of this life,  the life of the vignette, that snip of life shown to us by the author.  I have to say, Ruth's poem, woven throughout the novel, joins those of Anne Sexton as one of my favorites.  I have been her kind.

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*Last updated: 2026-01-25*