Still Life introduces not only an engaging series hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces-and this series-with integrity and quiet courage, but also a winning and talented new writer of traditional mysteries in the person of Louise Penny. The locals are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter. Louise Penny is a storytelling artist.' - Julia Spencer-Fleming 'What a joy to read a crime novel written with such skill and integrity, strong on character and atmosphere.I couldn't put it down. border, has been found dead in the woods. 'Still Life is a masterpiece of a traditional drawing room mystery, repainted in the autumnal colors of the Canadian countryside. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.Ĭhief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Martins Paperbacks on 1 January 2005, which later went on to win the Anthony. In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Monsieur L’Inspecteur Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, a modern Poirot who anchors this beloved traditional mystery series. Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny and published by St.

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