Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Three Pines Mysteries - Book 1)

Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montréal and yet a world away. Jane Neal, a long-time resident of Three Pines, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and nothing more but Gamache smells something foul this holiday season...and is soon certain that Jane died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.With this award-winning first novel, Louise Penny introduces an engaging hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces—and this series—with power, ingenuity, and charm.

as The Early Morning Mist Clears On Thanksgiving Sunday, The Homes Of Three Pines Come To Life—all Except One…

chief Inspector Armand Gamache Of The Sûreté Du Québec And His Team Of Investigators Are Called In To The Scene Of A Suspicious Death In A Rural Village South Of Montréal And Yet A World Away. Jane Neal, A Long-time Resident Of Three Pines, Has Been Found Dead In The Woods. The Locals Are Certain It's A Tragic Hunting Accident And Nothing More But Gamache Smells Something Foul This Holiday Season…and Is Soon Certain That Jane Died At The Hands Of Someone Much More Sinister Than A Careless Bowhunter. …

still Life

with This Award-winning First Novel, Louise Penny Introduces An Engaging Hero In Inspector Gamache, Who Commands His Forces—and This Series—with Power, Ingenuity, And Charm.

[an] Auspicious Debut… [penny's] Deceptively Simple Style Masks The Complex Patterns Of A Well-devised Plot.—marilyn Stasio, the New York Times Book Review

A Perfectly Executed Traditional Mystery.—denver Post

the New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

… Like Her Neighbors In The Picturesque Canadian Village Of Three Pines, The Dear Old Thing Had Hidden Depths, Courtesy Of An Author Whose Deceptively Simple Style Masks The Complex Patterns Of A Well-devised Plot - Rather Like The Subtle Designs Of Jane S Primitive Pictures. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Of The Sûreté Du Québec, Who Is As Bemused As We Are By Life In Three Pines, Has The Wit And Insight To Look Well Beyond Its Idyllic Surface.

The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships. Gamache cannot understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of Three Pines - a place so free from crime it doesn't even have its own police force. But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will start to give up its dark secrets... Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec 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 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.--From publisher description Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec 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 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.--From publisher description