| A Fatal Grace | |
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Cover art for A Fatal Grace |
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| Author(s) | Louise Penny |
| Language | English |
| Series | Three Pines Mysteries |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, crime novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin’s Press |
| Publication date | May 15, 2007 |
| Pages | 320 (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-31-235256-1 |
| Preceded by | Still Life |
| Followed by | The Cruelest Month |
A Fatal Grace, by Louise Penny, is the second novel in the Three Pines Mysteries series, which feature Inspector Armand Gamache.
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Inspector Gamache investigates after CC de Poitiers, a sadistic socialite, is fatally electrocuted at a Christmas curling competition in the small Québecois 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.
A Fatal Grace was the recipient of the Agatha Award for best novel of 2007.[1]
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| Preceded by The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard |
Agatha Award for Best Novel 2007 |
Succeeded by The Cruelest Month, Louise Penny |