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L’inspecteur Armand Gamache, de la Sûreté du Québec, est chargé de l’enquête. Book Summary: Le matin de Thanksgiving, on découvre dans le paisible petit village québecois de Three Pines le cadavre d’une vieille dame aimée de tous.View More Reviews 2) Nature Morte: Roman – 2006 Like a virtuoso, Penny plays a complex variation on the theme of the clue hidden in plain sight. It’s hard to decide what provides the most pleasure in this enjoyable book: Gamache, a shrewd and kindly man constantly surprised by homicide the village, which sounds at first like an ideal place to escape from civilization or the clever and carefully constructed plot. 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.īut not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good…and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. 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. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. Book Summary: Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.Ĭhief 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.Here is Louise Penny’s complete list of works along with a short summary: 1) Still Life – 2005 (1st Book in The Chief Inspector Gamache Series of Louise Penny) Her latest work, All the Devils are Here, is set to be published this year. Still Life became the first novel to the book series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Quebec Sureté as the main character and became a worldwide hit. She placed second place out of 800 entries, earning her a publication from a British literary agent. She then switched to mystery writing.Įventually, she finished her first novel, Still Life, and submitted it to British-based Crime Writers Association for their Debut Dagger Award. She tried her hand at a historical novel but found that the genre is not right for her. Michael Whitehead, then Chief of Hematology at Montreal Children’s Hospital, before she started her literary career. Sayers, Georges Simenon, and Agatha Christie.Īfter graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Arts (Radio and Television) degree from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Ryerson University) in 1979, Penny worked as a journalist and radio host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for 18 years. Some of her favorite authors growing up were Michael Innes, Dorothy L. Who Is Louise Penny?īorn on July 1, 1958, in Toronto, Canada, Louise Penny grew up reading popular mystery fiction novels because of her mom’s love for the book genre. Her books have been translated into 23 languages. She won numerous awards during her writing career, including the Anthony Award for best novel of the year five times, and the Agatha Awards for best mystery novel of the year five times as well. Louise Penny is famous for her mystery fiction novels. Here is the complete list of books published by Louise Penny, a radio broadcaster and a beloved Canadian author.
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