When the body of an unidentified man is discovered on the floor of Oliver Brule's popular bistro, at the heart of the Canadian town of Three Pines, shockwaves ripple through the tight-knit community. Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir begin their investigation but, without the victim's identity and no obvious motive, they struggle to find sense in this seemingly random act of violence. Could one of the villagers really be responsible for such a bloody act?
Summary: When the body of an unidentified man is discovered on the floor of Oliver Brule's popular bistro, at the heart of the Canadian town of Three Pines, shockwaves ripple through the tight-knit community. Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir begin their investigation but, without the victim's identity and no obvious motive, they struggle to find sense in this seemingly random act of violence. Could one of the villagers really be responsible for such a bloody act?