Still Life, A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, by Louise Penny

This first of the series introduces Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators when they are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal, Three Pines.  Jane Neal, a beloved retired school teacher has been found dead on a trail in the nearby woods from an arrow.  While the locals feel certain it must have been a hunting accident, Inspector Gamache isn't convinced, and he and his team skillfully investigate the cast of colorful characters and determine that it was indeed murder.  This is a popular series that I look forward to enjoying.
312 pages