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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is a series of mystery novels written by Canadian author Louise Penny. The series is set around the life of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force for Quebec. Books in the series have been nominated and received numerous awards. 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. All subsequent novels in the series have won major crime-writing awards in three countries. Many have also made the New York Times Best-Seller List, debuting as high as #1. ==Summary== The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series is written by Louise Penny. Prior to writing full-time, she worked 20 years as a radio journalist and host for CBC Radio in Thunder Bay, Winnipeg.〔 Penny originally began writing a historical novel, but changed to mystery writing after finding trouble finishing. She entered the first book of the series, Still Life, in the "Debut Dagger" competition in the United Kingdom, placing second out of 800 entries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/louise-penny-s-second-chance/ )〕 The series is based around the character of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The stories take place in the town of Three Pines, with Gamache investigating the murders of various people in each novel. They have been described as "character-driven" mysteries that explore the relationships between characters with each book in the series.〔 Three Pines is a fictional location set in the province of Quebec, with Penny setting up the characters using the history of old Canada to show their personalities and backgrounds.〔 In the series, some of the plots take place outside of Three Pines.〔 The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series contains little or no sex or violence and has been referred to as a kinder and gentler alternative to modern crime fiction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chief Inspector Armand Gamache」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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