Louise Penny

Louise Penny (born 1958)cite web | title=Louise Penny|year=2008|publisher=Fantastic Fiction| url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/louise-penny/] is a Canadian author of mystery novels.

Penny was born in Toronto.cite web | title=About Louise Penny|year=2008|publisher=LouisePenny.com| url=http://www.louisepenny.com/louise.htm] For many years she was a journalist and radio host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.cite web | title=Louise Penny up for best crime novel award|year=2008|publisher=CBC News| url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2008/04/30/crimewriting-awards.html] She currently lives in a village south of Montreal with her husband Michael.

Her 2006 novel, "Still Life", was the first in a series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The book was the winner of the "New Blood" Dagger award in the United Kingdom, the Arthur Ellis Award in Canada for best first crime novel and the Dilys Award.cite web | title=Louise Penny Books|year=2008|publisher=LouisePenny.com| url=http://www.louisepenny.com/books.htm] The second book in the series, "A Fatal Grace", was the winner of the Agatha Award for best novel of 2007.cite web | title=Agatha Awards|year=2008|publisher=Malice Domestic| url=http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html] "The Cruelest Month", Penny's third mystery featuring Inspector Gamache, was published in 2008.

Bibliography

Armand Gamache series

*"Still Life" (2006, hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35255-4, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-94855-9, audio CD ISBN 978-0-786-17142-2, audio cassette ISBN 978-0-786-14536-2)
*"A Fatal Grace" (2007, hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35256-1, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-94713-2, audio CD ISBN 978-0-786-15928-4, audio cassette ISBN 978-0-786-16863-7)
*"The Cruelest Month" (2008, hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35257-8, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-94450-6, large print ISBN 978-1-410-40716-0, audio CD ISBN 978-1-433-23377-7, audio cassette ISBN 978-1-433-23376-0)

External links

* [http://www.louisepenny.com Official Website]
* [http://us.macmillan.com/author/louisepenny St. Martin's Author Profile]

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