The Cruelest Month
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The Cruelest Month, by Louise Penny
, is the third novel
in the Three Pines Mysteries series, which feature Inspector Armand Gamache.
for best novel of 2008.
It was also nominated for the Anthony Award
, the Macavity Award and the Barry Award
for best novel of 2008
Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
, is the third novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
in the Three Pines Mysteries series, which feature Inspector Armand Gamache.
Plot summary
The novel, set in the small Canadian town of Three Pines, takes place around the Easter season. A group of friends visits a haunted house, hoping to rid it of the evil spirits that have haunted it, and the village, for decades. One of them ends up dead, apparently of fright. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team from the Sûreté du Québec investigate the old house and the villagers of Three Pines.Awards and recognition
The Cruelest Month was the recipient of the Agatha AwardAgatha Award
The Agatha Awards are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write via the same method as Agatha Christie...
for best novel of 2008.
It was also nominated for the Anthony Award
Anthony Award
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher , one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America....
, the Macavity Award and the Barry Award
Barry Award (for crime novels)
The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007-2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News...
for best novel of 2008
External links
- The Cruelest Month Official Macmillan Page
- Review by The Library Journal