Armand Gamache book 1 · 2005
Still Life
On Thanksgiving weekend, retired schoolteacher Jane Neal is found dead in the woods outside Three Pines, killed by an arrow. It looks like a hunting accident, but Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is not so sure, and the quiet village turns out to hold a great deal beneath its surface. The first Gamache novel.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 1 of 21
- Published
- 2005
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 11
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Still Life
11 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart. Introduces Armand Gamache, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, Isabelle Lacoste, Reine-Marie Gamache and 7 more.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheFirst appearanceChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 8
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirFirst appearanceGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-law
- Isabelle LacosteFirst appearanceDetective, later head of homicide
- Yvette NicholFirst appearanceJunior agent
- Clara MorrowFirst appearanceArtist living in Three Pines
- Peter MorrowFirst appearanceArtist and Clara’s husband
- Ruth ZardoFirst appearanceElderly poet with a pet duck, Rosa
- Myrna LandersFirst appearanceFormer psychologist who runs the bookshop
- Olivier BruléFirst appearanceRuns the bistro with Gabri
Minor and cameo 2
- Reine-Marie GamacheFirst appearanceArmand’s wife
- Gabri DubeauFirst appearanceRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Penny books that share the most characters with Still Life.
- The Cruellest Month2007 · Armand Gamache · 11 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Rule Against Murder2008 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Brutal Telling2009 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Bury Your Dead2010 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon