Know the Rules Against Murder

During the height of summer, Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache are celebrating their wedding anniversary at Manoir Bellechasse, a luxurious, isolated inn near the village of Three Pines, in Canada. When a terrible storm leaves behind a dead body, it is the job of Chief Inspector Gamache to unearth the secrets of the murder. A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny is a beautifully written cozy that describes the landscape of Canada, and the intricacies of the luxurious inn. The mystery contrasts nicely with the peaceful nature setting of the woods around Three Pines, and Inspector Gamache is your classic inspector/detective. Louise Penny was an award-winning journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before she left to write crime fiction. Her first Three Pines mystery, Still Life, won the Anthony and Barry Awards and the Dilys Award and her second book in the series, A Fatal Grace won the 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel. Louise Penny currently lives in a small village south of Montreal with her husband, Michael, and two golden retrievers. Visit her site at http://www.louisepenny.com/.