{"product_id":"9781429939812","title":"The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Gamache Series #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Many mystery buffs have credited Louise Penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. . . . The book's title is a metaphor not only for the month of April but also for Gamache's personal and professional challenges---making this the series standout so far.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Sarah Weinman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Three Pines, where the cruelest month is about to deliver on its threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     It's spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth.  But not everything is meant to return to life. . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     When some villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a séance at the Old Hadley House, they are hoping to rid the town of its evil---until one of their party dies of fright.  Was this a natural death, or was the victim somehow helped along?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Brilliant, compassionate Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec is called to investigate, in a case that will force him to face his own ghosts as well as those of a seemingly idyllic town where relationships are far more dangerous than they seem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154197561584,"sku":"9781429939812","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429939812_p0.jpg?v=1763750336","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429939812","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}