A Fatal Grace

A Fatal Grace, by Louise Penny, published in Canada as Dead Cold, is the second novel in the Three Pines Mysteries series, which feature Inspector Armand Gamache.

A Fatal Grace
Cover art for A Fatal Grace
AuthorLouise Penny
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector Armand Gamache
GenreMystery, crime novel
Published2007 (St. Martin's Press)
Pages320 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN978-0-312-35256-1
Preceded byStill Life 
Followed byThe Cruelest Month 

Plot summary

Inspector Gamache investigates after CC de Poitiers, a sadistic socialite, is fatally electrocuted at a Christmas curling competition in the small Québécois town of Three Pines. CC, who had a "spiritual guidance" business based on eliminating emotion, was hated by seemingly everyone, including her husband, lover, and daughter. The crime links to a vagrant's recent murder as well as to the pasts of several other villagers.

Awards and recognition

A Fatal Grace was the recipient of the Agatha Award for best novel of 2007.[1]

References

  1. "Past Agatha Award Winners & Nominees". Malice Domestic. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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