THE BRUTAL TELLING

By Louise Penny

Synopsis

Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines, where 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 starts to investigate, he uncovers a trail of mysterious codes that begin to shed light on the victim's identity - and points to a terrifying killer...

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Narrator	Adam Sims
Length	13hrs 25mins
Catalogue No.	12643
Publisher	Isis Audio Books; 2009

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