Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel 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 Jan
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| Title | : | Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (813 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427258333 |
| Format Type | : | Audio CD |
| Number of Pages | : | 0 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-29 |
| Genre | : |
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.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Canadian Penny's terrific first novel, which was the runner-up for the CWA's Debut Dagger Award in 2004, introduces Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. When the body of Jane Neal, a middle-aged artist, is found near a woodland trail used by deer hunters outside the village of Three Pines, it appears she's the victim of a hunting accident. Summoned to the scene, Gamache, an appealingly competent senior homicide investigator, soon determines that the woman was most likely murdered. Like a virtuoso, Penny plays a complex variation on the theme of the clue hidden in plain sight. She deftly uses the bilingual, bicultural aspect of Quebecois life as well as arcane aspects of archery and art to deepen her narrative. Memorable characters include Jane; Jane's shallow niece, Yolande; and a delightful gay couple, Olivier and Gabri. Filled with unexpected insights, this winning traditional mystery sets a solid foundation for
I learned plenty reading the book. Chapters 3 and 4 provide a one stop shop for all things High Definition.
You are introduced to concepts that are largely technical, and the explanations are usually done just right. At least this time his presence is important enough to be essential to the novel's ending, yet it doesn't help that he's STILL an obnoxious bore.
And Edie's shapeshifter friend becomes even MORE of a deus ex machina this time around, as he's trotted across the novel's pages to be used whenever Alexander gets lazy and needs a utilitarian character to keep the plot moving.
So Alexander's world-building skills still give us an Earth that is still pretty much generic, however, Alexander DOES give this novel a tighter plot this time around. These rules feel like a distillation of the author's decades of experience, and cover things that when you read them feel mostly like commonsense as all good ideas tend to be.
This is also the f
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