Author: Louise Penny
Title: Still Life
Publication: Paperback
Pages: 293 pages
Genre: Mystery
Acquisition: Beach read #5
Date Completed: July 28, 2010
Rating: 6 stars out of 5
Still Life by Louise Penny contains a simple grace that was entirely unexpected. The first in the Inspector Gamache series, the mystery breathes with a calm intelligence that can be attributed not only to the Inspector himself, but also to Penny and the characters she brings to life. The residents of Three Pines are real people, with all their flaws and eccentricities, and the ease with which they accept the reader allows for a great amount of comfort. I won't cheapen the novel by describing the plot, but I will express my admiration of Penny and my everlasting gratitude to the many readers of LibraryThing who are constantly recommending the series.
Still Life moves beyond the confines of traditional genre fiction, and becomes a Novel in every valuable sense of the word. I will certainly be pursuing the series in the future, with much delight and anticipation.
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