Still Life
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3.8 • 379 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
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. 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.
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The suspicious death of a beloved educator shakes a small Canadian village to its core in this cozy mystery. Three Pines is so small, it doesn’t even have its own police department. So when local teacher Jane Neal is found in the woods with an arrow through her heart, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called in from nearby Montreal to investigate. As the big-city detective delves into the close-knit community’s ongoing rivalries and simmering resentments, he quickly realizes that this death was no hunting accident The first book in Louise Penny’s popular, long-running Gamache series introduces us to a detective who’s both supremely ethical and enormously likable, and Ralph Cosham’s warm narration brings to life the entire cast of quirky characters. Once this masterful whodunit whisks you into the Canadian woods, you’ll never want to leave.
Customer Reviews
Summertime Find, Perennial Winner
When the first Gamache book came out, my wife and I gave it a try. Since then we've marked the months until the next new novel comes out.
Louise Penny is now among our top three favorites. If you like a good mystery and also enjoy good storytelling this is the author you've been looking for. The characters are three dimensional. The plots are not formulaic. The chemistry between the characters is engaging. Trifecta!
Still Life
Purchased this audio book because it was only $5.95. I loved it! I am now listening to A Fatal Grace and I am enjoying it very much as well! The reader does an excellent job ! I am looking forward to listening to the entire series.