BRUTAL TELLING

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...