“A gem of a debut novel—clever, charming, with perceptively realized characters, a setting to die for, and the enormously appealing Chief Inspector, Armand Gamache….I can’t wait for the next installment.”—Deborah Crombie, author of In a Dark House
“An excellent, subtle plot full of understanding of the deeper places in human nature, and many wise observations that will enrich the reader long after the pages are closed.”—Anne Perry, author of Long Spoon Lane
“A masterpiece of a traditional drawing room mystery….Louise Penny is a storytelling artist.”—Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of To Darkness and to Death
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it’s nothing more than a tragic hunting accident, 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.
Still Life, a Debut Dagger honor book in the U.K., 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. |
