Spring warms Three Pines, but long-hidden secrets begin to surface. Two people who were children when their mother was murdered return to the village, and a 160-year-old letter from a stone mason leads investigators to a bricked-up attic full of odd artifacts and cryptic messages.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir must unravel puzzles within puzzles as buried grief and old motives resurface. The investigation threads together historical clues and present danger, creating a slow-building, atmospheric suspense.

For readers drawn to character-rich detection and layered mysteries, this novel pairs moral complexity with careful cluework and an evocative village setting.

• Detective: Chief Inspector Gamache
• Key elements: sealed attic, historical letter, hidden messages
• Themes: memory, revenge, community

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