Still Life
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When beloved local Jane Neal is found dead in the woods outside the quiet village of Three Pines, just south of Montreal, the community mourns what they believe is a tragic hunting accident. But Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec isn’t so sure.
Beneath the charm of this sleepy hamlet lies a web of secrets and rivalries, and Gamache—quiet, observant, and deeply principled—knows the signs of something darker. As he and his team dig deeper, they uncover tensions and truths that suggest Jane’s death was no accident, but a carefully hidden crime.
With elegance and insight, Still Life introduces Inspector Gamache, a detective guided as much by empathy as by intellect, and marks the arrival of Louise Penny as a master of traditional mystery.