History Literature / ChiefInspectorArmandGamache

* FunWithAcronyms: Ruth Zardo titled one of her poetry books ''I'm FINE'', where ''FINE'' is an acronym for "Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Egotistical." This meaning isn't lost to the inhabitants of Three Pines; it becomes a running joke throughout the series that when someone says they're fine, someone else may ask if they mean lower case fine or FINE FINE.

* HeroicSacrifice: The climax of ''The Long Way Home'' has [[spoiler:Peter shields his wife, Clara, from a knife that was intended for her. As he bleeds out on the spot, Clara hurries to his side, telling him a little story of him arriving in Three Pines and walking into their home, comforting him in the only way she can until his last breath]].

* AssholeVictim: Cecilia "CC" de Poitiers, the victim of ''A Fatal Grace'', was an haughty, selfish egoist who was emotionally abusive to her daughter, cheated on her husband with a lover who didn't really like her, and tried to peddle a spiritual philosophy (mainly shoving down and ignoring any and all emotions) that would do ''more'' harm than less. Given all this, it comes as no surprise that someone hated her enough to kill her.

** Post ''A Trick of the Light'', Clara Marrow gains critical acclaim within the art world for her unusual approach to painting portraits. The one that made her famous was a portait of Ruth Zardo as an elderly Virgin Mary, forgotten and bitter, with the tiniest dot in both of her eyes capturing the moment when despair turns to hope. Clara's career has it's ups its downs, but that particular painting remains her most successful.

** Jean-Guy's second marriage to Annie, Armand's daughter, proves far more successful than his first marriage to Enid. In one of the books, the narration explains that Jean-Guy married Enid for her looks and little else, while he geninuely fell for Annie. Much like Armand and Reine-Marie, Jean-Guy and Annie have a loving and supportive relationship.

* AssholeVictim: CC de Poitiers wasn't liked by anybody who had to put up with her, so it comes as no surprise that someone hated her enough to kill her.
* HobbesWasRight: Jean Guy doesn't think that people are inherently good or that anyone can truly change who they are.

* ''Still Life'' (2005)
* ''Dead Cold'' (2007)[[labelnote:*]]Titled ''A Fatal Grace'' in the US.[[/labelnote]]
* ''The Cruelest Month'' (2008)
* ''The Murder Stone'' (2009)[[labelnote:*]]Titled ''A Rule Against Murder'' in the US.[[/labelnote]]
* ''The Brutal Telling'' (2009)
* ''Bury Your Dead'' (2010)
* ''A Trick of the Light'' (2011)
* ''The Hangman'' (2011): a novella written in simple prose to help illiterate adults learn how to read.
* ''The Beautiful Mystery'' (2012)
* ''How the Light Gets In'' (2013)
* ''The Long Way Home'' (2014)
* ''The Nature of the Beast'' (2015)
* ''A Great Reckoning'' (2016)
* ''Glass Houses'' (2017)
* ''Kingdom of the Blind'' (2018)
* ''A Better Man'' (2019)
* ''All the Devils Are Here'' (2020)
* ''The Madness of Crowds'' (2021)
* ''A World of Curiosities'' (2022)
* ''The Grey Wolf'' (2024)

''Chief Inspector Armand Gamache'' is a series of mystery novels by Louise Penny. A majority of the novels are set in or near the fictional village of Three Pines. While Gamache is the main character, other characters (such as Jean-Guy and Clara) get their own storylines that may or may not have anything to do with the main mystery.

A live-action TV adaptation titled ''Three Pines'' premiered on Creator/PrimeVideo in December 2022. The series received one season that was eight episodes long.

Of course, nothing can stay peaceful forever. As Chief Inspector Gamache well knows, the root of all murders are hurt feelings that were left to fester, and not even the tiny village of Three Pines is immune to such darkness. It's up to Gamache, Beauvoir, and their team to track down these hurt emotions and the murderers who let them grow.

The ''Chief Inspector Armand Gamache'' series is a series of mystery novels by Louise Penny. Almost every novel is set in or near the fictional village of Three Pines.

A live-action TV series adaptation titled ''Three Pines'' premiered on Creator/PrimeVideo in December 2022. It received one eight episode season, with each of its four mysteries getting two episodes.

* ''The Hangman'' (2011): a novella written to help illiterate adults learn how to read.

* AssholeVictim: CC de Poitiers wasn't liked by anybody who had to put with her, so it comes as no surprise that someone hated her enough to kill her.

Much like the Chief Inspector, the village of Three Pines is more than it seems. So small and remote that it doesn't appear on any maps, a number of quirky characters call the village their home. There's Clara and Peter Morrow, a pair of married artists with opposite artistic leanings; Myrna Lander, a former psychiatrist turned bookstore owner; Olivier and Gabri, a couple who owns and runs the local bistro and bed and breakfast; and Ruth Zardo, an elderly woman whose bitter personality and sharp tongue belies a cunning knack for poetry. For many years, the residence of Three Pines have enjoyed an undisturbed and quiet life in their quaint little village.

Of course, nothing can stay peaceful forever. As Chief Inspector Gamache well knows, the root of all murders are hurt feelings that were left to fester, and not even the tiny village of Three Pines is immune to such darkness. It's up to Gamache, Beauvoir, and their team to track down these hurt emotions and the people who let them grow.

Armand Gamache doesn't look like a detective. He's an elderly man with a kind smile and gentle disposition who possesses a seemingly unending amount of patience. And yet, he is also the Surete du Quebec's head of homicide. Alongside his second-in-command, Inspector Jean Guy Beauvoir, Gamache and his team have managed to bring many a murderer to justice.

Much like the Chief Inspector, the village of Three Pines is more than it seems. So small and remote that it doesn't appear on any maps, a number of quirky characters call the village their home. To name a few, there's Clara and Peter Morrow, a married couple with widely different artistic leanings; Myrna Lander, a former psychiatrist turned bookstore owner; Olivier and Gabri, a gay couple who owns and runs the local bistro and bed and breakfast; and Ruth Zardo, an elderly woman whose bitter personality and sharp tongue belies a cunning knack for poetry. For many years, the residence of Three Pines have enjoyed an undisturbed and quiet life in their quaint little village.

Of course, nothing can stay peaceful forever. As Chief Inspector Gamache well knows, hurt feelings when left to fester are often at the root of all murders, and not even the tiny village of Three Pines is immune to such darkness. It's up to Gamache, Beauvoir, and their team to track down these hurt feelings and the people who let them grow.

The first novel in the series received a 2013 live-action film adaptation called ''Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery''.

The first novel in the series received a 2013 live-action film adaptation called ''Still Life: A Three Pines Mysetery''.

A live-action series adaptation title ''Three Pines'' premiered on Prime Video in December 2022.

* ''The Hangman'' (2011): a novella.

* ''A Fatal Grace'' (2007)

Much like the Chief Inspector, the village of Three Pines is more than it seems. So small and remote that it doesn't appear on any maps, a number of quirky characters call the village their home; there's Clara and Peter Morrow, a married couple with widely different artistic leanings; Myrna Lander, a former psychiatrist turned bookstore owner; Olivier and Gabri, a gay couple who owns and runs the local bistro and bed and breakfast; and Ruth Zardo, an elderly woman whose bitter personality and sharp tongue belies a cunning knack for poetry, to name a few. For many years, the residence of Three Pines have enjoyed an undisturbed and quiet life in their quaint little village.

Armand Gamache doesn't look like a detective. He's an elderly man with a kind smile and gentle disposition who possesses a seemingly unending amount of patience. And yet, he is also the Surete du Quebec's head of homicide. Alongside his second-in-command, Inspector Jean Guy Beauvoir, they and their team have managed to bring many a murderer to justice.