Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427258333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. Memorable characters include Jane; Jane's shallow niece, Yolande; and a delightful gay couple, Olivier and Gabri. . From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Canadian Penny's terrific first novel, which was the runner-up for the CWA's Debut Dagger Award in 2004, introduces Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Like a virtuoso, Penny plays a complex variation on the theme of the clue hidden in plain sight. (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Summoned to the scene, Gamache, an appealingly competent senior homicide investigator, soon determines that the woman was most likely murdered. When the body of Jane Neal, a middle-aged artist, is found near a woodland trail used by deer hunters outside the village of Three Pines, it appears she's the v
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.Chief 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. 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. border, has been found dead in the woods
and takes a lot of the fun out of the read The Irregular Reader When the body of an elderly woman is discovered in the woods outside the idyllic hamlet of Three Pines, the first assumption is that this is the result of a tragic hunting accident. Unfortunately, in the world of mystery novels, nothing is ever as cut and dried as it seems.”Still Life” is the first novel by Louise Penny.. "French Canada in the snow with a hot chocolate" according to Anycc. If you love a mystery series then dig into Louise Penny's Detective Gamache books. Best to start with number one and they do progress in the story lines. These are not Le Carre caliber at all. Think "Agatha Raisin". They are light as a feather and are centered in a delightful town outside Montreal. All of the atmosphere is French Ca. "DEEP! EXCITING! WELL WORTH READING." according to locoadele. Louise Penney sucks you in. You initially see her characters in the obvious two dimensions - what's on the outside. Then, as you continue to read, unaware, you're in a third dimension - their history and some thoughts, feelings, and motivations. You start to know them.Without warning - a fourth dimension! You are inside their heads.