Glass houses - Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #13)

One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm, and confusion among everyone who sees it. Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache knows something is seriously wrong, but all he can do is watch and wait, hoping his worst fears are not realized. But when the figure disappears and a dead body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to investigate.

In the early days of the murder inquiry, and months later, as the trial for the accused begins, Gamache must face the consequences of his decisions and his actions, from which there is no going back...