A Rule Against Murder

Resumen del libro

"What happened here last night isn't allowed," said Madame Dubois.

It was such an extraordinary thing to say it stopped the ravenous Inspector Beauvoir from taking another bite of his roast beef on baguette.

"You have a rule against murder?" he asked.

"I do. When my husband and I bought the Bellechasse we made a pact....Everything that stepped foot on this land would be safe."



It is the height of summer, and Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache are celebrating their wedding anniversary at Manoir Bellechasse, an isolated, luxurious inn not far from the village of Three Pines. But they're not alone. The Finney family--rich, cultured, and respectable--has also arrived for a celebration of their own.

The beautiful Manoir Bellechasse might be surrounded by nature, but there is something unnatural looming. As the heat rises and the humidity closes in, some surprising guests turn up at the family reunion, and a terrible summer storm leaves behind a dead body. It is up to Chief Inspector Gamache to unearth secrets long buried and hatreds hidden behind polite smiles. The chase takes him to Three Pines, into the dark corners of his own life, and finally to a harrowing climax.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Louise Pennyx{0026}lt;/B (Toronto, 1958) comenzó trabajando como periodista y locutora radiofónica para la Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Las diecisiete novelas que ha escrito del ciclo dedicado a Armand Gamache y la localidad de Three Pines han sido traducidas a veintinueve idiomas y han merecido varios Agatha Awards y Anthony Awards, entre otros muchísimos reconocimientos y distinciones. En 2013 fue nombrada Miembro de la Ordende Canadá por su contribución a difundir la cultura del país. x{0026}lt;I Casas de cristalx{0026}lt;/I , que obtuvo los prestigiosos premios Agatha y Left Coast Crime y se encaramó al primer puesto de la lista de más vendidos de x{0026}lt;I The New York Timesx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I The Globe and Mailx{0026}lt;/I , fue considerado uno de los mejores libros del año por los libreros y la crítica. La serie Three Pines , basada en las novelas de Louise Penny y con Alfred Molina en el papel de Armand Gamache, se ha estrenado con gran éxito en Amazon Prime Video.x{0026}lt;/P