Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks (an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, owned by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group) on 1 January 2005. This novel won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel in 2007. It is the first in a series of mystery novels featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and set in Quebec.
The story was adapted into a film called Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery in 2013.
A body is found in the woods near a small town called Three Pines. Inspector Gamache and his homicide team are sent to investigate.