Still Life

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'Three Pines is made up of good people, but one of us is festering.' 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...

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'A splendid motive for murder, an attractive detective and some terrific atmosphere... An impressive debut novel...promising much enjoyment to come' - The Times

'Delightfully unfashionable... Ambles enjoyably to its unexpectedly violent conclusion' - Sunday Telegraph

'Fascinating and beautifully sketched characters, a clever plot with lots of twists and turns... a delight for all of us who love detective fiction' - Reginald Hill

'A highly accomplished debut... Ever since Agatha Christie, we long for that perfect village touched by death. Three Pines delivers' - Toronto Globe and Mail

'The grasp of hinting at tantalising secrets is mastered... Has all the ingredients necessary for a good read' - Shots magazine

'I loved it...a crime novel written with such skill and integrity, strong on character and atmosphere I couldn t put it down - Margaret Yorke

A very clever book Louise Penny knows that a small, closed community is in many ways the most dangerous place to live in - Ann Granger

An excellent, subtle plot, full of understanding of the deeper places in human nature and many wise observations that will enrich long after the pages are closed - Anne Perry

Author Bio

Louise Penny has worked for many years for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with expertise in hard news and current affairs. She lives in Quebec with her husband and their two golden retrievers. STILL LIFE is her first novel.