Winner of the the Barry, Macavity, & Anthony Awards for Best Novel 2017 Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Crime Novel 2016 There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. Former Chief Inspector Gamache has been hunting killers his entire career and as the new commander of the Surete Academy, he is given the chance to combat the corruption and brutality that has been rife throughout the force. But when a former colleague and professor of the Surete Academy is found murdered, with a mysterious map of Three Pines in his possession, Gamache has an even tougher task ahead of him. When suspicion turns to Gamache himself, and his possible involvement in the crime, the frantic search for answers takes the investigation to the village of Three Pines, where a series of shattering secrets are poised to be revealed ... Ten million readers. Three pines. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache. 'Outstanding ... a constantly surprising series' THE NEW YORK TIMES