Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Louise Penny

May 2014 · Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 1 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Ralph Cosham

About this audiobook

In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Monsieur L'Inspecteur Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, a modern Poirot who anchors this beloved traditional mystery series

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.

Ratings and reviews

Contrary to the reviews already posted here, I am VERY disappointed with this book!! The first few chapters are filled with character introductions that subsequently lose their value reading on!! The story line is confusing and not intriguing at all This is the WORST book I’ve ever read!! The story line is confusing and not appealing or intriguing!! The book is one of my bookclub’s choices. I wish I could get my money back!! You’re going to waste your money if you decide to buy it!!

Great story. Nicely done.

I love ❤️ Louise Penney novels with Armand Gamache.

About the author

LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (six times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.