The Nature of the Beast

Laurent Lepage, nine years old, cries like a wolf almost every day. His stories are so incredible that no one could possible believe him, including encounters with dinosaurs in the town of Three Pines, living trees, flying animals in the forests, and extraterrestrial invasions. Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now reside in the small Quebec town, are among them.

However, the villagers must consider the possibility that one of the boy's wild stories may have been genuine when he vanishes.

A desperate hunt for the youngster and the truth then starts. What they find deep inside the forest triggers a series of events that culminate in murder, an old crime, and an old treachery. leads directly to an elderly poet's door.

And now, as Ruth Zardo puts it, here we are. The evil entity has arrived.

Three Pines was once visited by a monster. And put down deep roots. And Ruth knows that it's back now.

Former Sûreté du Québec murder chief Armand Gamache must consider the likelihood that, by not believing the youngster, he unintentionally contributed greatly to the events that followed.