Still Life

Read the series that inspired Three Pines on Prime Video.

In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec.

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.

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312 pages

Average rating: 7.24

282 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Felinelo
Jan 24, 2025
6/10 stars
3.5
CeLynasings
Jan 07, 2025
4/10 stars
It started a little too slow for me. I understand that since was the start of the series, the author was really trying to set the background for every character, but it took me 4.5 chapters to get excited about the book. I probably won’t read the rest of the series. It does have wonderfully written descriptions and I did enjoy the book after a while of reading, but it just wasn’t my style.
@MissLitLife
Jul 05, 2024
7/10 stars
A slow-build and brilliant probing of its central characters at times surprising, sinister and provoking - A definite page turner that keeps one guessing and on their toes - :)
amontulli
May 31, 2024
6/10 stars
I would classify this start to an award-winning series as a cerebral mystery. This is not an edge of your seat suspenseful thriller but rather a character-focused slow build. I love, love, love inspector Armand Gamache and could not get enough of him. It was also interesting to me that Louise wrote a character (part of the investigative team) that is ineffective. She was annoying, unlikable and I couldn't believe she existed. I am intrigued. This is a great start to what I know will be an interesting series. I am in for more!
Suzysaysso
Jan 20, 2024
9/10 stars
So happy I found this amazing character Armand Gamache and his world of Three Pines. Such captivating mysteries and characters!

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