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The Murder Stone

On sale

2nd June 2011

Price: £8.99

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780751547535

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The fourth novel in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, from worldwide phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny

A New York Times Bestseller

‘Impossible to put down’ (Globe and Mail)

It’s the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake.

Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all…

Reviews

Peter James
Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling. She is an original voice, a distillation of both PD James and Barbara Vine at their peaks and a worthy successor to both
Kate Mosse on How the Light Gets In
Full of twists and turns . . . Wonderfully satisfying
Metro
Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time with
Globe and Mail
Impossible to put down