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Still Life
- Chief Inspector Gamache Book 1
- Lu par : Adam Sims
- Série : Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines, Volume 1
- Durée : 10 h et 38 min
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- Catégories : Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense, Policier

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Description
The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships. Gamache cannot understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of Three Pines - a place so free from crime it doesn't even have its own police force. But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will start to give up its dark secrets....
Coming soon: Book 2 in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, Dead Cold. Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow. It's a time of peace and goodwill - until a scream pierces the biting air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Despite the large crowd, there are no witnesses and - apparently - no clues.
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- Pierre Gauthier
- 01/10/2017
Pathetic!
This novel is apparently the first of a series set in rural Québec.
Sadly, it is totally devoid of interest:
• the characters are shallow and stereotypical: a rebellious teen-ager, a chubby, cheerful, gay restaurant owner, a foul-mouthed perpetually angry poet, etc.
• the plot is at once predictable and ridiculous: a lost will, a job suspension for thinking outside the box, a finale in a snake pit (which turns out to be an illusion), etc.
• an irritating obsession with food, complete with lengthy descriptions of … muffins;
• a poor knowledge of Québec culture despite its use for providing colour and originality; much is made for instance of Thanksgiving dinner which is by no means a local tradition;
• multiple basic errors in the use of French, which could have easily been avoided by hiring a francophone proof-reader.
The audio version compounds the aggravation with a narrator who does not adequately know French (pronouncing for instance “Société des alcools” to rhyme with fool) and who gives the main character a Québec accent whereas we are told very early on that he studied in the UK and speaks an impeccable British English.
Overall, there is no justification for recommending this work to anyone.
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- bg
- 28/03/2016
Worried for nothing!
I love this series and author dearly. But I was afraid to buy these in audiobook format as I couldn't have stood listening to the French get all mangled up. Thankfully the narrator made me feel right at home. I am very impressed and glad to know I can safely continue to purchase this series!
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- DIANE
- 04/06/2014
Love Louise Penny's writing
I read Still Life out of order. I had already read a number of books in the Inspector Gamache series and decided that it was a good idea to go back and start from the beginning. One of the disappointing things about this decision was hearing the rendition by Adam Sims. Had I not heard Ralph Cosham's masterful rendition in later books, I would not have had anything to compare this book to. But I have, and Mr. Cosham brings something special to Ms. Penny's books that Mr. Sims was not able to accomplish, despite a good performance overall. As usual, this was a twisted, convoluted story that left the reader wondering "who dun nit" until quite far into the story. I just love the characters... especially Ruth Zardo.
This is a fascinating group of people and I will keep reading until I have caught up. Can't wait to read the new book!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 18/04/2021
Brilliant Story-Telling
Louise Penny is a brilliant story-teller. She has mastered the balance between character development and plot. In this first installment of the Gamache series, she sets up all of the characters (and the village of Three Pines) for the remainder of the series! She pulls no punches! The narrator is great as well!
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- Anonymous User
- 08/09/2020
Captivating Murder Mystery
This book is so well written. Captivating and entertaining. Amazing character knowledge which brought them to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 03/09/2020
Warm British-style mystery
As mentioned by other reviewers, this is a fun, character-driven story in the vein of the British murder-mystery canon. Smart and a good listen, if you're into that sub-genre, which I am.
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- Melissa Rose
- 27/08/2020
It was alright
After being recommended many, many times, I finally got around to reading Still Life by Louise Penny.
I have mixed feelings.
First, in terms of the negatives, I found that this book tended to be quite dry in its narrative; causing me to lose interest in the plot at times - needless to say, I had to press rewind on the audiobook more than a few times.
Additionally, I found that the author didn't make it much of a challenge to guess who the killer was, which was a bit disappointing.
As for the characters, I adored Inspector Gamache, as a detective, he seemed to be kind and fair - but was capable of sternness when needed.
Agent Nichol was a total and utter cow that drove me up the wall.
Finally, as a side note, I must add that I did learn a lot about bows, arrows, and hunting from this book, which was cool, it is always fun to finish a book feeling like you gained some new knowledge.
Overall, while Still Life failed to capture my entire interest, I found it a decent enough novel to give the series another chance.
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- T. Trefan
- 28/07/2020
the dullest detective story I've ever heard
i can't finish this. I've only 4 hours left and the story is so dry. the characters are flat and uninteresting. The mystery is only slightly interesting but the whole story is told in such a plodding and boring fashion i just can't be bothered to find out what happened.
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- Susan Moore
- 25/07/2017
Better the second time around.
I read this book first and then decided to listen to audio version several years later. While I actually enjoyed the story more the second time around, I did not enjoy the performance. I found the english/french versions of Gamache very distracting, irritating and unnecessary. I know Penny indicates that he speaks like a British royal in english, but I found the switch too jarring.
The story is wonderful. Penny has great storytelling ability. If you enjoy cozy mysteries then this series does not disappoint.
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- Tammy Sheedy
- 21/12/2015
Realistic and brilliant
Beautiful story of Life, and friendship. Very well written, narrator was brilliant. Slow beginning but then was sucked in, transfixed till the last word.
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- angi4262
- 27/08/2015
Loved it
So glad to find the beginning of a great series. I'll be looking up more!
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- A+
- 23/02/2017
Stimmungsvolle und stimmungsvoll gelesene Story
Start in eine neue Reihe von Whodunnits, psychologisch beschriebene und detailliert gezeichnete Charaktere. Einblick auch in den Konflikt von französisch- und englischsprachigen Kanadiern in der Provinz Quebec und Wissenswertes über die Geschichte des Bogens. Dieses Hörbuch abzuschalten ist schwierig! Suchtgefahr!
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- famrosenberger
- 22/03/2021
Edelkrimi
Vielschichtig erzählt mit erstklassigen psychologisch tiefgründigen Akteuren.
Adam Sims differenziert Personen und Akzente erstklassig. Mittlerweile bin ich bei der achten Folge angelangt und es wird weder langweilig noch vorhersehbar.
Auch die Einblicke in die Kunst - und Literaturszene in der Serie sind sehr tiefgründig und greifbar beschrieben. Ich verbringe gerne Zeit in 'Three Pines', hoffentlich weiter mit Adam Sims.
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- Bücherwurm
- 14/04/2019
Interesting Book
Interesting book, great characters. Check out the rest of the series. It keeps getting better and better!
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- Sanya
- 22/02/2022
Modern day Poirot
This series had often been recommended to me because I love non gory crime books, and finally I’ve read it - don’t know what too me so long!
It’s a lovely gentle but well told story with memorable, likeable characters in a well plotted crime story. It takes place in Three Pines village in Quebec and after reading about the characters there, you almost want to move there! Great character development and I look forward to meeting everyone again in the next book of the series!
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- BaS
- 27/07/2021
Brauchte etwas, um rein zu kommen
Die Geschichte entwickelt sich langsam, ich wusste lange nicht, worauf sie hinaus läuft - aber dann kam Tempo auf. Trotzdem war ich nicht so recht gefesselt. Auflösung fand ich recht stimmig.
Ist vom Stil ein typischer who has done it, relativ viele Charaktere, die man ganz gut unterscheiden kann, denn der Sprecher isr prima!
Ob ich die Reihe weiter höre, weiß ich noch nicht.
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