Still Life (Penny novel)

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Still Life
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First edition
Author Louise Penny
Genre Mystery fiction
Published2005
Publisher St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages293
Awards Anthony Award for Best First Novel (2007)
ISBN 978-0-312-94855-9
Followed by A Fatal Grace  
Website Still Life

Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny [1] [2] and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks [3] (an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, [4] owned by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group) on 1 January 2005. This novel won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 2007. [5] It is the first in a series of mystery novels featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and set in Quebec.

The story was adapted into a film called Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery in 2013. [6]

Plot

A body is found in the woods near a small town called Three Pines. Inspector Gamache and his homicide team are sent to investigate.

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References

  1. Penny, Louise (2015-07-07). Still Life: 1. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN   9780751563627.
  2. "Louise Penny Author - Official site". www.louisepenny.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  3. Noble, Barnes &. "Still Life (Chief Inspector Gamache Series #1)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. "Still Life | Louise Penny | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. "Winners and Nominees 2000s". Bouchercon. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2017-03-24..
  6. "Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb". IMDb .