The main character is Inspector Armand Gamache, who definitely reminded me of Hercule Poirot, although less all-knowing. Still Life is a modern-day mystery series set in a small town near Montreal. The Amazon reviews seem to bear that out. So I’m willing to cut it some slack and say the rest of the series is probably stronger. Granted, this is book one in the series, and Penny’s first novel. In fact, Amazon names Louise Penny’s most recent novel in the series as one of their Best Books of 2011. I read about this series on Amazon and readers rave about it. I mostly read historical mysteries, but having recently read and enjoyed two Agatha Christie novels, I thought it would be nice to broaden my horizons a bit. I can sum up this book by saying I wanted to like it more than I did.
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