Louise Penny
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 293 pages Rating: 3.88 | 132956 Users | 11947 Reviews
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| Title | : | Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) |
| Author | : | Louise Penny |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 293 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2007 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Cultural. Canada. Thriller. Mystery Thriller |
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As the early morning mist clears on Thanksgiving Sunday, the homes of Three Pines come to life - all except one…To locals, the village is a safe haven. So they are bewildered when a well-loved member of the community is found lying dead in the maple woods. Surely it was an accident - a hunter's arrow gone astray. Who could want Jane Neal dead?
In a long and distinguished career with the Sûreté du Quebec, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has learned to look for snakes in Eden. Gamache knows something dark is lurking behind the white picket fences, and if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will begin to give up its secrets…
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| Original Title: | Still Life |
| ISBN: | 0312948557 (ISBN13: 9780312948559) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1 |
| Characters: | Peter Morrow, Jane Neal, Jean Guy Beauvoir, Clara Morrow, Philippe Croft, Matthew Croft, Suzanne Belanger-Croft, Gabriel Dubeau, Olivier Brulé, Ruth Zardo, Ben Hadley, Myrna Landers, Yvette Nichol, Dr. Sharon Harris, Yolande Fontaine, Andre Malenfant, Bernard Malenfant, Isabelle Lacoste, Michel Brebeuf, Chief Inspector Gamache |
| Setting: | Three Pines, Quebec(Canada) Quebec (Québec)(Canada) Canada |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award for Best First Novel (2007), Anthony Award for Best First Novel (2007), Dilys Award (2007), Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel (2006), CWA New Blood Dagger (2006) |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 132956 Users | 11947 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1)
"Three Pines wasnt on any tourist map, being too far off any main or even secondary road. Like Narnia, it was generally found unexpectedly and with a degree of surprise that such an elderly village should have been hiding in this valley all along. Anyone fortunate enough to find it once usually found their way back."Ive seen this book and others in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series pop up so many times in my friends reviews and lists. And yet, I hesitated to read it for some time since IThis is a murder mystery in the category of police procedural. I like to throw in a few of these every once in a while for variety. After all, one does not wish to consider oneself effete for having dined on too rich a diet of purely literary fare, does one? Now that we're in the star bestowal business I thought for a minute about what makes for a good book of this sort. Heres the list I came up with along with how Still Life did with respect to it.✓ Interesting characters✓ Plausible
Still Life is an absolutely delightful read. Louise Penny weaves a complex plot with sure hands, repeatedly provides an interesting sense of place, and develops her characters deftly, patiently, one ingredient at a time. There is a very satisfying blend of action and reflection, and mostly intelligent detective work, set against a beautifully presented background of life in a small artists village in modern Quebec where everyone knows everyone else and one of them is a murderer. One of the
Quaint, picturesque, charming thats Louise Pennys village of Three Pines in rural Quebec.Still Life, first Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery, which was published in 2005, refers not just to a painting, but to the way some people live their lives. Rather than actively pursuing their hopes and dreams, they wait for good things to come to them.Miss Jane Neal was possibly one of those people for much of her life. She fancied herself an artist, although none had ever seen her work. In fact, no
Martha Stewart meets Agatha Christie on a very bad hair day. I was recommended this author by a friend who is a great admirer of Ian Rankin and Stieg Larsson, so I was quite excited as I set out. Excitement soon turned to disappointment, followed by a sense of disbelief that writing so bad could be so well received by the reading public. And indeed win a prize, albeit one for novice crime writers.The setting is an idyllic village near Montreal, populated with a cast of caricatures - aging
Easily a 4.5 star read!A strong recommendation from a friend helped me decide to embark on a binge of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, penned by Canadian author Louise Penny. Her writing style and setting this novel in the bucolic community of Three Pines, Quebec, pulled me in early and kept me enthralled until the very end. Local artist and retired teacher, Jane Neal, was loved by many, which made the discovery of her body all the more troubling. With no known enemies, Janes death
4.5 stars rounded down to 4 for a very well written cozy mystery. There is only 1 murder, and little violence.This is book 1 in the Armand Gamache mystery series. It takes place in Three Pines, Quebec, a mythical village close to the US border with Vermont. Gamache is the Chief of Homicide with the Surete du Quebec. He lives and is based in Montreal, but investigates murders province wide.He is called to Three Pines because of the suspicious death of Jane Neal, whose body was found in the woods
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