Armand Gamache book 5 · 2009
The Brutal Telling
A dead stranger is found on the floor of Olivier’s bistro in Three Pines, and no one admits to knowing him. Gamache’s inquiry leads into the forest, to a cabin full of treasures, and into the secrets of people he has come to count as friends.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 5 of 21
- Published
- 2009
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 10
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Brutal Telling
10 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 7
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Clara MorrowArtist living in Three Pines
- Peter MorrowArtist and Clara’s husband
- Ruth ZardoElderly poet with a pet duck, Rosa
- Myrna LandersFormer psychologist who runs the bookshop
- Olivier BruléRuns the bistro with Gabri
Minor and cameo 2
- Reine-Marie GamacheArmand’s wife
- Gabri DubeauRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Penny books that share the most characters with The Brutal Telling.
- The Cruellest Month2007 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Trick of the Light2011 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Fatal Grace2006 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Still Life2005 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon