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Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery

Still Life is the first installment of Louise Penny's beloved series set in the fictional small town of Three Pines, Quebec, and starring the inimitable Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.  When one of Three Pines most loved residents, Miss Jane Neal - art enthusiast and retired school teacher, is shot in the heart with an arrow Inspector Gamache must investigate to solve the murder.

Featuring the strong sense of place (Quebec), third person omniscient narrator, and lovingly crafted portraits of people in a small town that Penny is renowned for Still Life is also infused with a sense of kindness and faith in humanity that is a refreshing twist on the crime genre.