Still Life (Penny novel)

Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks (an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, owned by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group) on 1 January 2005. This novel won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 2007. 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.

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.