<DIV><DIV><P>&#8220;Many mystery buffs have credited Louise Penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. . . . The book&#8217;s title is a metaphor not only for the month of April but also for Gamache&#8217;s personal and professional challenges---making this the series standout so far.&#8221; --Sarah Weinman<BR><BR>Welcome to Three Pines, where the cruelest month is about to deliver on its threat.<BR>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; It&#8217;s spring in the tiny, forgotten village; buds are on the trees and the first flowers are struggling through the newly thawed earth.&#160; But not everything is meant to return to life. . . <BR>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; When some villagers decide to celebrate Easter with a s&#233;ance at the Old Hadley House, they are hoping to rid the town of its evil---until one of their party dies of fright.&#160; Was this a natural death, or was the victim somehow helped along?<BR>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Brilliant, compassionate Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the S&#251;ret&#233; du Qu&#233;bec 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.</P></DIV></DIV>