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As the early morning mist clears on Thanksgiving Sunday, the homes of Three Pines come to life--all except one.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal and yet a world away. Jane Neal, a long-time resident of Three Pines, 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 this holiday season.and is soon certain that Jane died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter. .
STIL LIFE
With this award-winning first novel, Louise Penny introduces an engaging hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces--and this series--with power, ingenuity, and charm.
[An] auspicious debut. [Penny's] deceptively simple style masks the complex patterns of a well-devised plot.--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
A perfectly executed traditional mystery.--Denver Post