The novel “Cruel Words” continues the series of investigations of the brilliant Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - a new character created by the pen of Louise Penny, the only five-time Agatha Christie Award winner in the world. At night, in a secluded hut in the depths of the forest, two people sit and talk. A short time later, one of them dies, taking all his secrets to the grave. His murder is another mystery that Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team have to solve. At first they have neither a murder weapon nor a motive, only suspicions. One thing is clear: this man was treacherously killed by someone he knew well. And even after his death, the web of betrayal continues to weave...