{"product_id":"9781250066312","title":"A Better Man (Chief Inspector Gamache Series #15)","description":"\u003cb\u003e“‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —Tom Nolan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions.\" —Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he returns to the Sûreté du Québec in the latest novel by #1 \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e bestselling author Louise Penny. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s Gamache’s first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a daughter of his own, he finds himself developing a profound, and perhaps unwise, empathy for her distraught father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncreasingly hounded by the question, \u003ci\u003ehow would you feel\u003c\/i\u003e…, he resumes the search. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the rivers rise, and the social media onslaught against Gamache becomes crueler, a body is discovered. And in the tumult, mistakes are made. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the next novel in this “constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), Gamache must face a horrific possibility, and a burning question. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat would you do if your child’s killer walked free?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030488432880,"sku":"9781250066312","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250066312_p0.jpg?v=1763702402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250066312","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}