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When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to death, and there is no sign of a weapon, a motive or even the dead man's name. As Gamache and his colleagues start to dig under the skin of this peaceful haven for clues, they uncover a trail of stolen treasure, mysterious codes and a shameful history that begins to shed light on the victim's identity - and points to a terrifying killer...

In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes wide, her neck broken. Her death is a mystery; so is the woman herself. But as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team peer into the dark corners of the victim's past, they expose a secret that rots at the very heart of their community - a secret that will implicate someone they've trusted for years. And as Gamache knows too well, in the flickering shadows of death, the truth may be just a trick of the light.

It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all...

A MONASTERY. Hidden deep in the wilderness are the cloisters of two dozen monks - men of prayer and music, famous the world over for their glorious voices. A MURDER. But a brutal death throws the monastery doors open to the world. And through them walks the only man who can shine light upon the dark deeds within: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. A MYSTERY. Who among the brothers has become an angel of death?

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 of the Surete du Quebec 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 indyllic 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?

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, The Balm in Gilead, in his large hands. "There is a balm in Gilead," his neighbor Clara Morrow reads from the dust jacket, "to make the wounded whole." While Gamache doesn't talk about his wounds and his balm, Clara tells him about hers. Peter, her artist husband, has failed to come home. Failed to show up as promised on the first anniversary of their separation. She wants Gamache's help to find him. Having finally found sanctuary, Gamache feels a near revulsion at the thought of leaving Three Pines. "There’s power enough in Heaven," he finishes the quote as he contemplates the quiet village, "to cure a sin-sick soul." And then he gets up. And joins her.

No último feriado prolongado do verão, visitantes e moradores de Three Pines se reúnem para aproveitar os dias de folga em meio a uma programação agitada. Porém, a descoberta de um cadáver no bistrô de Olivier e Gabri acaba com o clima agradável. Um homem levou um golpe fatal na cabeça, só que não há sinal da arma do crime e não se sabe o motivo do assassinato ou mesmo o nome daquele estranho.

Um hotel no meio do nada parece o destino perfeito para um investigador descansar e se afastar do trabalho. Até que um caso macabro acontece. No auge do verão canadense, o inspetor Gamache e sua esposa comemoram o aniversário de casamento no Manoir Bellechasse, um hotel luxuoso em meio à natureza, não muito longe do vilarejo de Three Pines. Só que os dois não estão sozinhos: a família Finney, tão rica quanto complicada, também se reuniu lá para uma ocasião especial. Para surpresa dos Gamaches, chegam ainda mais dois convidados para o evento, conhecidos do casal.

É primavera no vilarejo de Three Pines, no Quebec. Em meio às flores desabrochando e aos ovos de chocolate, alguns moradores decidem aproveitar a presença de uma médium para realizar uma sessão espírita no casarão abandonado da colina. A ideia é livrar a cidade do mal que se apoderou dela–mas a tensão do momento faz com que um deles não saia vivo dali. Em pouco tempo, um questionamento ganha força: é possível alguém morrer de susto ou terá sido um assassinato?

Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf. But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there?

Armand Gamache, ehemaliger Chief Inspector der Sûreté du Québec, hat sich in Three Pines zur Ruhe gesetzt.

In Three Pines bricht der Frühling an, doch die Idylle wird jäh gestört, als Clara Morrow die Leiche der Kunstkritikerin Lillian Dyson in ihrem Blumenbeet findet – kurz nach Claras erfolgreicher Ausstellung. In seinem 7. Fall steht Chief Inspector Armand Gamache gemeinsam mit seinem Stellvertreter Jean-Guy Beauvoir vor einer kniffligen Mordermittlung mit zahlreichen Verdächtigen aus der Kunstszene. Während sie die Wahrheit aufdecken, kämpfen beide zudem mit den seelischen Narben eines traumatischen Einsatze, der ihre Freundschaft stark belastet...

Three Pines, ein eigentlich friedliches und idyllisch gelegenes Dörfchen in den Wäldern Kanadas, ist immer wieder Schauplatz mysteriöser Todesfälle, die Armand Gamache und seinem Team großes Ermittlungsgeschick abverlangen. Und auch fernab dieser Idylle ist Gamaches Spürsinn gefragt, u.a. als eine Leiche im Keller der Bibliothek in Québec auftaucht. Die Box beinhaltet die Fälle vier bis sechs für Inspector Gamache, abwechslungsreich und spannend von Hans-Werner Meyer eingelesen. Enthält: Lange Schatten ∙ Wenn die Blätter sich rot färben ∙ Heimliche Fährten

'SUPERB' WILL DEAN 'Highly entertaining' THE TIMES 'Subtle, compelling storytelling at its elegant best' DAILY MAIL Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in the small village of Three Pines in Quebec. Someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of...

Armand Gamache, Leiter der Mordkommission der Sûreté du Québec, reist mit seiner Frau Reine-Marie nach Paris, um ihre hochschwange- re Tochter zu besuchen. Die Gamaches genießen ihren Urlaub – bis Armands Patenonkel Stephen Horowitz nach einem gemeinsamen Abendessen angefahren und schwer verletzt wird. Alle anderen haben gerade den Lichterglanz des Eiffelturms bewundert, nur Gamache hat gesehen: Das war kein Unfall. Hilfesuchend wendet er sich an Claude Dussault, den Polizeipräfekten von Paris. Kurz darauf machen Gamache und Reine-Marie eine grausame Entdeckung in Stephens Wohnung.

En La naturaleza de la bestia, la undécima entrega de la popular y aclamada serie dedicada a Armand Gamache, el ex inspector jefe de homicidios de la Sûreté du Québec debe abandonar su tranquila vida de jubilado en Three Pines para investigar la desaparición de un niño. El caso destapa una serie de sucesos que conducen a un asesinato y que, a su vez, nos guían hasta un antiguo crimen: a lo mejor el monstruo que hace veinticinco años llegó a Three Pines y sembró la desgracia entre la población ha regresado.

Cuando una figura misteriosa aparece en Three Pines un frío día de noviembre, lo primero que sienten Armand Gamache y el resto de los vecinos es curiosidad. Luego, recelo. El recién nombrado comisario de la Sûreté de Québec sospecha que la criatura tiene raíces profundas y oscuras intenciones. Sin embargo, confía en que sus temores crecientes no se hagan realidad. Unos días más tarde, la triste figura se ha evaporado y se halla un cadáver en la iglesia...

Nach einer Suspendierung wegen diverser Fehlentscheidungen ist Armand Gamache zurück bei der Sûreté du Québec, allerdings nicht als Chief Superintendent, sondern nur als Chief Inspector der Mordkommission – womit er und Schwiegersohn Jean-Guy Beauvoir jetzt gleichgestellt sind. Die Luft ist zum Zerreißen gespannt an Gamaches erstem Arbeitstag, in den sozialen Medien fällt man über ihn her, und sein neuer Fall hat es in sich: Eine junge schwangere Frau ist verschwunden, womöglich gar ermordet worden. Verdächtigt wird ihr Ehemann, der ihr gegenüber schon mehrmals handgreiflich geworden ist.

Clara Morrow lleva muchos años trabajando en el más absoluto anonimato como pintora aficionada en Three Pines, un tranquilo pueblecito de las afueras de Montreal. Así que, cuando el Musée d'Art Contemporain de la capital decide acoger una exposición sobre su obra, Clara no da crédito a la noticia. La sensación de irrealidad y los nervios que la atenazan la noche del vernissage se prolongan en la cena que ofrece en su casa para amigos y miembros del mundillo artístico.

Armand Gamache ist wieder bei der Sûreté du Québec! Als Chief Superintendent will er die angehenden Agents auf der Akademie Freundlichkeit und Mitgefühl lehren. Denn seit Jahren schon bringt die Polizeischule erschreckend viele brutale Beamte hervor. Gleich mit seinen ersten Personalentscheidungen stößt Gamache auf Unverständnis: Warum lässt er den korrupten ehemaligen Leiter der Akademie, Serge Leduc, weiterhin dort unterrichten? Und was sieht er in der ruppigen, am ganzen Körper tätowierten Bewerberin Amelia Coquet?