![]() ![]() "What a joy to read a crime novel written with such skill and integrity, strong on character and atmosphere.I couldn't put it down. Louise Penny is a storytelling artist." - Julia Spencer-Fleming "Still Life is a masterpiece of a traditional drawing room mystery, repainted in the autumnal colors of the Canadian countryside. "An excellent, subtle plot full of understanding of the deeper places in human nature, and many wise observations that will enrich the reader long after the pages are closed." - Anne Perry Published in 2005, Still Life is Louise Pennys debut novel, the first in a series of mystery novels set in rural Canada featuring detective Armand Gamache. "What a joy it is to discover a detective like Armand Gamache, strong, calm and charismatic and at work on a good mystery in a believable setting." - Peter Lovesey It will be a delight for all of us who love detective fiction if Louise Penny can stay around long enough to do the same for Gamache." - Reginald Hill ![]() "Georges Simenon kept Maigret going for over a hundred books. "Still Life is a lovely, clever book and I hope I shall be reading a lot more by Louise Penny!" - Ann Granger I can't wait for the next installment." - Deborah Crombie and the enormously appealing Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. "A gem of a debut novel-clever, charming, with perceptively realized characters. "A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings." - Ann Cleeves ![]()
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