{"product_id":"the-nature-of-the-beast-a-chief-inspector-gamache-novel-9781250022103","title":"The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Chief Inspector Gamache novel from Louise Penny.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. What they uncover deep in the forest sets off a sequence of events that leads to murder, leads to an old crime, leads to an old betrayal. Leads right to the door of an old poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now it is now, writes Ruth Zardo. And the dark thing is here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA monster once visited Three Pines. And put down deep roots. And now, Ruth knows, it is back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmand Gamache, the former head of homicide for the S ret  du Qu bec, must face the possibility that, in not believing the boy, he himself played a terrible part in what happens next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250022103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Agatha Awards - Nominee","brand":"Louise Penny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648502165660,"sku":"9781250022103","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_91a9f474-536d-4551-b389-7f9766399189.jpg?v=1603870215","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-nature-of-the-beast-a-chief-inspector-gamache-novel-9781250022103","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}