It's Easter & on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead... When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning he faces an unusual crime scene. A seance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong & someone has been seemingly frightened to death. In indyllic Three Pines terrible secrets lie buried & even Gamache has something to hide. One of his own team is about to betray him. But how far will they go to ensure Gamache's downfall?