When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives in picturesque Three Pines he steps into a village in chaos. A man has been found bludgeoned to death & there is no sign of a weapon a motive or even the dead mans name. As Gamache & his colleagues start to dig under the skin of this peaceful haven for clues they uncover a trail of stolen treasure mysterious codes & a shameful history that begins to shed light on the victims identity
- & points to a terrifying killer...