The Brutal Telling; A Novel
New York, N.Y. Minotaur Books, 2017. First Minotaur Signature Edition [stated]. 8th Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. 12, 386, [2] pages. Includes Acknowledgments, A new Introduction from the Author, and 37 chapters. Also includes Discussion Questions. Louise Penny CM (born 1958) is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centered on the work of francophone Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha Award for best mystery novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2007–2010), and the Anthony Award for best novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2010–2013). Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She had an 18-year career as a radio host and journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She entered her first novel, Still Life, in the "Debut Dagger" competition in the United Kingdom, placing second out of 800 entries. The novel won other awards, including the "New Blood" Dagger award in the United Kingdom, the Arthur Ellis Award in Canada for best first crime novel, the Dilys Award, the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel in the United States. Penny continues to write, garnering major crime novel award nominations for almost every one of her novels and won several of those awards. Her work features Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, of the Sûreté du Québec. In 2009, Penny helped to launch an award for aspiring Canadian mystery writers, the Unhanged Arthur for Best Unpublished First Novel. More