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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache receives a phone call from Agent Nichol. Agent Nichol announces that a murder has been committed in a small village called Three Pines, which resides in the Eastern Townships, east of Montreal.               Gamache must put on hold his thanksgiving plans with his wife Reine-Marie to investigate the crime scene. Reine-MarieContinue reading “Still Life: Chapter 2 Summary”

In Louise Penny’s Still Life, the reader is confronted by the death of Jane Neal in the opening paragraph. The author describes the lifeless body as eerily playful while also alluding to the transition from a mortal human to an angel. The concept of destiny is briefly mentioned, posing the question; are people merely subjects inContinue reading “Still Life Chapter 1 Summary”