From his long homicide department law enforcement career from Sûreté du Quebec, he has learned to see beyond the surface and really notices when something is not as it seems. The more he investigates, the clearer it becomes that this was no accident at all. When he appears in Three Pines, he is immediately not so sure this was suicide. She was found lying dead in the nearby maple woods.

The book introduces us to the Chief Inspector, who is requested to travel to the small town of Three Pines in order to investigate the apparent accident of a sweet old lady, Jane Neal. It also won several ones in the UK, where she presented the novel in the “Debut Dagger” competition, earning a second-place out of a total of 800 entries in the competition. Still Life, the author’s debut novel, was a major success and it won several awards, including the Anthony Awards for Best First Novel, the Barry Awards for Best First Novel, and the Dilys Awards for Best Book.

While her first novel – an attempt at writing a historical novel – was a bust, she soon found her niche in the genre of crime mystery books. Not long after, she met her future husband, a doctor and head f hematology at Montreal Children’s Hospital, Michael Whitehead.Īround the same time, Louise began writing books and quit her long-term job at the CBC.

However, as soon as she outed her problem to the world, she stopped drinking for good.

One of the dark spots in her life, to which she admitted at the age of 35 was that she was an alcoholic. Growing up, she cultivated a fondness for reading crime mystery books which were instilled in her by her mother who loved reading such books.Īttending the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Louise graduated in 1979 with a BA in Radio and Television, following which, at the age of 21, she began working as a radio host and journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a job that she held for over 20 years. The Canadian New York Times bestselling and popular author Louise Penny was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario.

The Best American Mystery Stories, 2018 (anthology edited by Louise Penny).

All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Gamache #16), 2020

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