A Fatal Grace
 Cover art for A Fatal Grace | |
| Author | Louise Penny |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector Armand Gamache |
| Genre | Mystery, crime novel |
| Published | 2007 (St. Martin's Press) |
| Pages | 320 (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-35256-1 |
| Preceded by | Still Life |
| Followed by | The Cruelest Month |
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.
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
- ^ "Past Agatha Award Winners & Nominees". Malice Domestic. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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External links
- A Fatal Grace Official Macmillan Page
- Review by The New York Times
- Review by The Library Journal
- Review by The Houston Chronicle