Still Life

 

This was a first for me from Louise Penny. I enjoyed this first book in her series.

Here you find a community of Three Pines. Friends who just want to live out a normal life. Artist that are eccentric and maybe recluse. But get along. So we think.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache gets called to look into a murder, a crime. Was interesting to see how Gamache conducted the investigation. How he got along with people. The characters of the story were much interesting. I was looking forward in reading who they where, what they did, how they acted when coming in front of what happened to Jane? Armand Gamache takes us step by step on why this would happen. Everything, every one is not perfect. Naturally it's a hunting town. So everyone thinks that is how Jane is killed. But Gamache doesn't agree so easily. With his colleagues Jean Guy Beauvoir, and one other they uncover and turn around to find out the truth of what happened. Except for someone that Inspector Gamache takes a chance on, Agent Nichol. But we find out quickly she does try to help. But in a way that offends pretty much everyone including Gamache, who sends her home. I hope she doesn't come back. Person after person seems to me that Armand has some sort of connection with. And that what makes him unique. And that is the town that you want to be apart of.

Jane knew. Some might of thought her painting was a bit juvenile. But when you look at it, it told a story. A story of a town. A Fair Day in a town. Art is in the eyes of the beholder. And there can be many of them.

Eventually Inspector Armand Gamache and Beauvoir get their killer. You can't help but feel bad when you find out. At least Three Pines.

Still Life. Life is suppose to change. If you don't change with it your life might be still.

I really did like this book. Great cozy mystery. Wanted to come back each time for those folks in Three Pines.

I give Still Life 4 

Only because in order to get on with the story it was so many pages to get through a chapter. I'll be looking for more from the series.