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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)

Louise Penny

Start date: March 18, 2017

Finish date: March 25, 2017

Why we're reading this: Takes place over a holiday other than Christmas.
[close] Takes place over a holiday other than Christmas.

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Aug 27, 2014 Ms. Jared rated it liked it

I liked it, but it was really sweet more than thrilling or mysterious. I prefer my mysteries a bit darker and more suspenseful but this one wasn't bad and did have some twists and turns that kept me guessing.

It did keep me entertained and moved fairly quickly so I guess I'll read more of her stuff. ...more

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Feb 08, 2021 Meg rated it liked it

I chose this series because it takes place in Quebec and I have an affinity for that region of Canada...esepcially since it is outside Montreal and Quebec City.
A cozy mystery....which I am not sure what that signifies, but for this book I feel like it means a SLOW mystery. Armand Gamache heads to a small village to find out who has shot an eldery lady with an arrow....and in his investigation explores this small town and its relationships and secrets: a cousin who only cares about appearances, ...more

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Nov 27, 2013 Rae rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, 2013

A Quebecer is shot dead with a bow and arrow and Inspector Gamache is sent to the hamlet of Three Pines to solve the crime. This is a somewhat slow-paced modern cozy, with nothing too gruesome.

I enjoyed this first novel in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. I will continue with the other books and hope that they get even better. I loved the setting, the eclectic characters, and the tension between some of the investigators. I look forward to their continued character development.

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Aug 24, 2015 Melyssa rated it liked it

This was a character focused mystery that moved at a fairly slow pace until the end. I thought the case was given away early in the novel but there was of course a twist. I thought this was an unusual case and I liked the introduction of the main inspector. I thought some of the characters were not well drawn -- the young police officer on her first case for example. I will definitely read others in the series to see how it takes shape.

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