"But in the country death comes, uninvited, during the day."

I have recently discovered the wonderful Canadian author, Louise Penny, and I have fallen head over heels in love with the Quebec village of Small Pines where she has set her Chief Inspector Gamache series.  The setting is picturesque, the type of place you would love to visit and then possibly stay forever.  The town's people jump out from the page and make you feel as if you've know them your whole life.  They are delightfully flawed and yet still irresistible. 

I have so far read the first three books in the series and I can't wait to get my hands on the next installment.  The central crime / murder of each novel is very simple at first glance but as the story weaves around the village and the locals, the reader is treated to a plot that is not simple at all but very complex and left me guessing right up to the end.

A wonderful 'cozy' mystery series that will keep you reading past your bedtime!

Chief Inspector Gamache
1. Still Life (2005)
2. Dead Cold (2006)
     aka A Fatal Grace
3. The Cruellest Month (2007)
4. The Murder Stone (2008)
     aka A Rule Against Murder
5. The Brutal Telling (2009)
6. Bury Your Dead (2010)
7. A Trick of the Light (2011)
8. The Beautiful Mystery (2012)
The Hangman (2011)