![]() ![]() Prior to writing full-time, she worked 20 years as a radio journalist and host for CBC Radio in Thunder Bay, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series is written by Louise Penny. ![]() Many have also made the New York Times Best-Seller List, debuting as high as #1. All subsequent novels in the series have won major crime-writing awards in three countries. The first book in the series, Still Life, was released in 2006 and won the New Blood Dagger award, Arthur Ellis Award, the Dilys Award, 2007 Anthony Award, and the Barry Award. Books in the series have been nominated for and received numerous awards. The series is set around the life of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force for Quebec. ![]() Alfred Molina as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in the series Three Pines.Ĭhief Inspector Armand Gamache is the main character in a series of mystery novels written by Canadian author Louise Penny. ![]()
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