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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Published Sep 30, 2008

312 pages

Average rating: 7.22

290 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

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.
Ellery
Jun 06, 2025
10/10 stars
I enjoyed this book, it kept me guessing. It was my first Louise Penny
Kneed
Apr 06, 2025
I love this entire series of almost 20 books.
Felinelo
Jan 24, 2025
6/10 stars
3.5
@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 - :)

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