The Cruelest Month (Signed First Edition)

Penny, Louise

ISBN 10: 0312352573 / ISBN 13: 9780312352578

Published by St. Martin's Minotaur, USA, 2008

About this Item

First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket, with only light rubbing to the board and jacket edges, else a Fine copy. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this novel, Penny's third published work, starring Armand Gamache; uncommon in this condition and signed. Not price-clipped, not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

Seller Inventory # 4767

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cruelest Month (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, USA
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312352573
• ISBN 13: 9780312352578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 3.162W x 17.17H x 23.165D centimeters 3.162 centimeters width by 17.17 centimeters height by 23.165 centimeters depth
• Weight: 521.631 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed Firsts
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

“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.”
--Sarah Weinman

Welcome to Three Pines, where the cruelest month is about to deliver on its threat.
     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. . .
     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?
     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.

About the Author

LOUISE PENNY is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of ten Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (five times) and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. She lives in a small village south of Montréal.