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Brutal Telling
Brutal Telling | Louise Penny
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"Chaos is coming, old son. """""With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. Everybody goes to Olivier's Bistro including a stranger whose murdered body is found on the floor. When Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate, he is dismayed to discover that Olivier's story is full of holes. Why are his fingerprints all over the cabin that's uncovered deep in the wilderness, with priceless antiques and the dead man's blood? And what other secrets and layers of lies are buried in the seemingly idyllic village?Gamache follows a trail of clues and treasures from first editions of "Charlotte's Web" and "Jane Eyre" to a spiderweb with a word mysteriously woven in it into the woods and across the continent, before returning to Three Pines to confront the truth and the final, brutal telling."
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Bookwormjillk
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I got one last Gamache re-read in before I dive into Grey Wolf. This is the last one before the 💩really hits the fan. The ending still shocks me to this day. #FoodAndLit #Canada

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇨🇦❤️ 6h
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JenReadsAlot
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Book scavenger hunt - leaves #hauntedshelf @PuddleJumper #flerken

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MyNamesParadise
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5th in the series & so far this is the 1 I have enjoyed the most! I‘m eager to continue the series. I liked that there was more focus on the investigation earlier on. Even though it was the longest 1 yet, it didn‘t feel that way while listening! If you liked the previous in the series, you will definitely enjoy this 1!

Eggs I have loved these Armand Gamache books🩷 (edited) 2mo
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bthegood
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Gamache, Beauvoir and LaCoste are back in Three Pines investigating the murder of the “Hermit“. A lot of character building in this one - Olivier and Gabri, Peter and Clara, Myrna, and Ruth in particular. (Peter is awful - his jealousy, insecurity, there is something off about him). The case doesn‘t feel finished, I think there is more to come. Overall an excellent read.
5/19 #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
Make a great day everyone 😊

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
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swynn
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(2009) Fifth in the Inspector Gamache/The Pines series of cozy mysteries, and an audiobook for a long drive. Very mixed feelings about this: I loved so much of it from its deliberate pace, its exploration of the ways human beings hurt those we love, and its mining of character good and bad. I was very unsatisfied with the resolution, which feels premature: the plot feels like it needs at least one more round of revelations, and also with (spoiler)

swynn Penny's judgment about which of her recurring characters is disposable. Boo hiss 3mo
Bookwormjillk I hope you‘ll keep going 3mo
swynn @Bookwormjillk Probably. We have some more long drives coming up 🙂 3mo
bthegood I just finished this one - and I think more will happen with this case in some way - it doesn't feel finished to me, I think more will be revealed in the next book🙂 (edited) 3mo
swynn @bthegood I expect you're probably right. It did feel like a cliffhanger 2mo
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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#COVERLOVE
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@LitsyEvents
#LitsyEvents

Today‘s Prompt: LEAVES

It‘s a good one by Louse Penny.

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Bookwormjillk
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These are my go-to re-reads when I can‘t concentrate on anything else. Considering a complete re-read of the series now that I know another one is coming this fall.

Suzze I have an advance copy of the new one. I am about 1/4 into it, and love it, as always! 8mo
Bookwormjillk @Suzze good to hear! 8mo
Aimeesue Three Pines is such a great escape, even if it is a bit murder-y. 8mo
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Gleefulreader
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Seriously - anyone with any sense should definitely avoid Three Pines. It does not matter how picturesque it is 😂

These books definitely push the boundaries of believability and the motivations of humans, and all the characters are that little bit *extra* including the too-perfect Gamache… and yet I can‘t stop reading. Delightful for a cold afternoon.

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mcctrish
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I ❤️ Inspector Gamache and Louise Penny for bringing him to life. Perfect September read

ShelleyBooksie Yes ♡♡♡ 1y
kspenmoll Me too!!!🩵💙❤️ i am jealous, my brother, his wife and daughter and son-in-law are doing the official Louise Penny tour starting in Knowlton CA( Three Pines), Montreal, Quebec City & other Gamache stops! (edited) 1y
mcctrish @kspenmoll I had no idea there were tours 1y
kspenmoll @mcctrish yes!!! Look at her web site 1y
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mcctrish
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Sometimes dinner is at 9 pm cuz I just need to read

Tamra Nothing wrong here! 1y
mcctrish @Tamra ☺️ 1y
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mcctrish
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It‘s a good reading in the sun day

ShelleyBooksie One of my favs in the series. 1y
ShelleyBooksie Do you own The Madness of Crowds? I accidentally bought an extra copy. I could send it your way. 1y
mcctrish Oh @ShelleyBooksie that‘s so generous of you, I actually have it already. Someone in my neighbourhood Buy Nothing group gifted me 2 in this series and that‘s one of them 1y
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wen4blu
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“All of them?”

#firstlinefridays

I‘m stepping back into the world of Inspector Gamache and Three Pines.

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kspenmoll
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#bookreport #April30toMay6
Finished A Brutal Telling #reread #Gamache
Outrun the Moon- read assigned section
Out of Bounds - listened to several chs.
Elegy for Eddie- started

#weeklyforecast #May7
Outrun the Moon -read assigned section
Out of Bounds - continue
Elegy for Eddie- finished 5/8
The Anchoress- continue reading

#nunlit #sundaybuddyread

Cinfhen Love the idea of #NunLit 👐🏻 1y
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kspenmoll
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Starting our Cinco de Mayo celebration. I am sneaking some reading in before my husband & I prepare dinner: tacos of course!

dabbe If that's all the chips you're eating, I admire your self-control. I'd have eaten the whole bag by now! 🤣💙🤗 2y
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kspenmoll
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Home from work for a mental health day. Rereading tagged book. #reread #Gamache #LouisePenny #ThreePines

IndoorDame Yay! I think everyone should take mental health days!! 2y
Mollyanna I love mental health days! They are very needed sometimes. 2y
kspenmoll @IndoorDame @Mollyanna My mother used to let us take one occasionally so I have continued this tradition! I slept deeply!!!! Thanks for your commiseration! (edited) 2y
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staci.reads
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Number 5 of the Three Pines series was a dark tale of secrets and regret. I have a feeling this plotline isn't over yet. The books just keep getting better and better! And yes, it's fireplace weather today, with wind and snow ❄️🌨 Nevermind that it hit 80° last week ☀️ 🙄

mabell How cozy! 😍😍 2y
MemoirsForMe Beautiful photo! 2y
kspenmoll I am rereading this series & really enjoying it! 2y
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Blueberry
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Not the usual cozy mystery of this series. I had sadness and discomfort at the end.
4 ⭐

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Blueberry
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Magpiegem
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44/22If what you fell in love with in book one was the people by this point you might be starting to feel a bit sad. I‘m really enjoying working my way through this series. But it‘s not going the way I thought it would!🌲🌲🌲

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elkeOriginal
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Book 5 in the #Gamache series was brutal indeed. Very personal to our #ThreePines residents and some favorite folk will never be the same. One of the best ones so far, for sure.

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Susanita
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1. This one is a little bittersweet due to the outcome of the case…
2. It‘s the only season with its own scent.
3. So autumnal it‘s ridiculous.
#sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oh that is a gorgeous cover! Thank you for sharing! 3y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Another great Inspector Gamache mystery set in Three Pines. This one seemed a bit sadder and more personal to the inhabitants of Three Pines, and also with a lengthier back story to the events that took place.

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Librarybelle
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Penny is a masterful storyteller, and in this installment of the Chief Inspector Gamache series, she adds so much darkness to the storyline. This one is a lot heavier than the others thus far in the series. And yet, there are aspects that are achingly beautiful, touching on human imperfections and the turn of a phrase that brings tears to the eyes. So well done.

mavey Beautiful cover! 3y
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ImperfectCJ
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I like how this one came together, and I like the juxtaposition of comfort and threat. It's still strange that there's so much murder in this little town, but I like how Penny and her characters acknowledge this. There's not much else I can say without potentially spoiling things, so I'll leave it at that.

Louise Looking forward to the film series they are going to make of these books. It will be fun to see Louise Penny‘s marvelous characters brought to life on the screen! 3y
ImperfectCJ @Louise Alfred Molina is an interesting choice for Gamache. I wouldn't have thought of him on my own, but I can see him doing well in the role. I don't have Prime so I'll have to wait until it comes out on DVD and I can get it from my library (if they get a North America version of the DVD...Dublin Murders still isn't available). 3y
Louise Oh, I‘ll have to look out for Dublin Murders! Hadn‘t heard of that series. You could get a free trial of Prime, perhaps, and have a marathon Gamache weekend! 3y
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ImperfectCJ
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Well, well, well. Look what popped up from my holds queue 15 minutes before I need to start cooking dinner. Providential timing!

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canbku
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This is maybe my second favorite after the first. I loved the art and the creepy bits. It ended in a way that I didn't expect and maybe not in a way that was fun for me, bit I liked it very much all the same

ShelleyBooksie One of my favs as well 3y
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MittenGirlPeach
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Oh, I loved this book. I waited to read it over Labor Day Weekend, when it‘s set, and I‘m so glad I did. And I didn‘t rush through it. These books are meant to be savored. I‘ve seen other reviewers say this is when the series really starts, and I‘m starting to see why. Lyrical and lovely, sad and terrifying, and at times so very, very funny.

The pic is of the moonrise from our campsite at the bottom of our hill a few nights ago.

#BookSpinBingo

wanderinglynn Great photo! Looks like a lovely place to camp. 🏕 3y
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Librarybelle
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I love returning back to Three Pines and just savor every book. Penny has the magic to slow time, and it just feels like a casual stroll through the world she creates, albeit with murder, but oh well!

This morning, I have a rare opportunity of all four of my boys together with me. Today also marks the 10th Gotcha Anniversary for #Zeke . I cannot believe it was 10 years ago I found him as a tiny kitten in my car engine. Love my reading buddies!

GondorGirl 😻😻😻😻 3y
Bookzombie 💕🐈‍⬛ 3y
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BookNAround Such handsome boys. 3y
kspenmoll In your car engine! Lucky you found him! What a story! 3y
Sresendez12 Sweeties! 3y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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The fifth book in this entertaining series. This one is set at Labor Day.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

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canbku
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Mooooore Three Pines!

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AutumnRLS
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Completely Unexpected. Excellent as always.

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BookBosomed1
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While this was not my favorite book in the Detective Gamache series, I still enjoyed it. I appreciated the history interwoven throughout. The author based the book on a real-life Canadian artist, her work on Haida Gwaii, and the people native to those islands. I recommend this series for readers who enjoy both mysteries and cozy small-town plots.

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cajunsyd
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Back to Quebec on this chilly day.

ShelleyBooksie Love this one 4y
cajunsyd @ShelleyBooksie I have heard that this is one of the best of the series. So far I am loving it!! 4y
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Brutal Telling | Louise Penny
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Back in Three Pines and in the park getting some vitamin D. Take it away Gamache.

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Bookwormjillk
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My least favorite book from my favorite series is still good. In this one a body is found in the Bistro and Gamache has to treat his friends as suspects. #ReadYourSign #Leo 5th in a series

Clwojick I‘ve heard great things about this author. I‘m going to have to get around to reading these eventually. 4y
ShelleyBooksie It's so funny - this has been my fav one of the series soo far. I found it soo creepy and atmospheric. 4y
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Rissa1
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Mehso-so

I felt let down by the end.

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Rissa1
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Hoping to finish this while my husband and son are in the chiropractors office. #Waitingroomreading has definitely changed.

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Rissa1
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My reading buddy tucked into my arm while I read.

ju.ca.no How cute😍 4y
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Rissa1
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This is how I hope to spend the rest of my night. Reading with relaxing, beach, thunderstorm sounds in the background.

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Julsmarshall
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Great mystery, lots of twists and turns and though I didn‘t love the ending, it was a surprise! I love this series and was happy to be back in Three Pines for 500 pages.

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Julsmarshall
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Reading my new book in my new outdoor chair. Lovely day to be outside!

Texreader Yes it is a gorgeous day here too! 4y
BookmarkTavern Looks like a good day to be outside! 4y
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LeslieO
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Trying to remain calm and relaxed. I was laid off this week. My school cut 14 people. With vague hope to be rehired in September. No more working from home so I have plenty of time to read. Starting in on Three Pines #5. #stayhome #staycalm #unemployed

jmtrivera That's awful, I'm sorry! 💜 5y
JaclynW So sorry.💙 5y
Jas16 I am so sorry 5y
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Lesanne Sorry to hear this! 5y
mrp27 So sorry to hear this. 5y
LeslieO @jmtrivera @Jaclyn @Jas16 @Lesanne @mrp27 Thanks all! Its a very strange feeling. I‘ve been a school librarian there for 28 years. But this is a tough time for all. Hang in there everyone! 5y
youneverarrived Sorry 😔 5y
SqueakyChu Sorry for your situation. I was laid off a few years ago from a very long-term job. I know the strangeness and the sadness of it all. I hope everything works out well for you. It‘s been a rough time now for so many people. 3y
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Librarybelle
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Another book down, another book to start. Beginning tagged book. Review of The Little Prince will be posted later. #StayHome24in48 #24in48

SauerPatch Not sure if that‘s my type of book or not, but THAT COVER! 😍🍁 5y
ferskner This is my favorite book in the series! 5y
ferskner Oh wait, it might be the next one...whichever one solves the mystery! 5y
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Librarybelle @ferskner I think it‘s the next one in the series....I‘m rereading this one (I listened to it super speed on audio last time) so I can dive into Bury Your Dead. 5y
ferskner Yeah yeah that one! 5y
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caitskye
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I feel like this book is where the series really starts picking up! I still don't think Louise Penny is the best mystery writer out there (although I don't read much mystery, admittedly), I'm sticking around because I love her characters and Three Pines.

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Susanita
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Notwithstanding the fact that I was reading the tagged book on my Kindle at 3 AM recently, one of my goals for #BFCr4 is to turn off all screens one hour before bed.

Also:
-55K steps/week
-10 books completed

wanderinglynn Great goals! 🙌 5y
wanderinglynn How did week 1 go? Let us know how we can best support you. 💜 Plus, every check-in is one entry into the final prize drawing. 😉 5y
Susanita @wanderinglynn I laid down for “a few minutes” and ended up sleeping all afternoon! Now I‘m catching up with myself. 5y
wanderinglynn That happens to me every time I lay down “for a few minutes“! 😂 5y
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Susanita
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In keeping with my plan to read these in the season in which they‘re set, I should have read this about a month ago. But it wasn‘t available then! I‘m ignoring everything else on my #OctoberTBR so I can return it early for the next patron in line and while we‘re still kinda sorta in that summer-to-fall transition time. I‘m just a few chapters in, and already I want to punch Beauvoir in the face. Again. Does he eventually get nicer? #fallisbooked

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You can do it!! 🙌🏻🧡 5y
OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚🖤 5y
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ShelleyBooksie
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I am enjoying this series so much! The town of Three Pines and its inhabitants are so interesting! I enjoy the mix of "whodunit" along with tidbits of history, poetry and even cooking. I cannot wait to read the next book!