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词条 A Fatal Grace
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  1. Plot summary

  2. Awards and recognition

  3. References

  4. External links

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| author = Louise Penny
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| language = English
| series = Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
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| genre = Mystery, crime novel
| published = 2007 (St. Martin's Press)
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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]{{main|Chief Inspector Armand Gamache}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards_past.html |title=Past Agatha Award Winners & Nominees |year=2010 |publisher=Malice Domestic |accessdate=2010-03-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412020049/http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards_past.html |archivedate=12 April 2010 |deadurl=yes }}

External links

  • A Fatal Grace Official Macmillan Page
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/books/Crime-t.html?emc=eta1 Review] by The New York Times
  • Review by The Library Journal
  • Review by The Houston Chronicle
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4 : 2007 Canadian novels|Agatha Award-winning works|Canadian mystery novels|Novels set in Quebec

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