The Hangman

by Louise Penny

Overview

On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible. Did the man take his own life? Or was he murdered? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. As Gamache follows the trail of clues, he opens a door into the past. And he learns the true reason why the man came to Three Pines. This book is a short and easy read for people on the go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771533836
Publisher:	Grass Roots Press
Publication date:	07/15/2010
Series:	Good Reads
Pages:	88
Sales rank:	36,450
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Louise Penny (b. 1958) is a Canadian mystery author famous for her series of novels centered around Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Quebec. Since 2005 Penny has published over a dozen Armand Gamache books, many of them winning such prestigious awards as the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, Dilys, Agatha, and Nero Awards. In 2013, her first book was made into a movie which aired on Canadian Television. Penny's popular Chief Inspector Gamache books are now the basis for a TV series called Three Pines, named for the town in which the books are set. Penny lives in a small village south of Montreal.