LOUISE PENNY, a former CBC radio journalist, is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of fourteen Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has been awarded the John Creasey Dagger, Nero, Macavity and Barry Awards, as well as two each of the Arthur Ellis and Dilys Awards. Additionally, Penny has won six Agatha Awards and five Anthony Awards, and has been a finalist for an Edgar Award. She lives in a small village south of Montréal.

Her first Armand Gamache novel, "Still Life" won the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony and Dilys Awards.

Awards:

* Agatha Award: Best Novel

o 2007 – A Fatal Grace – Winner

o 2008 – The Cruelest Month – Winner

o 2009 – The Brutal Telling – Winner

o 2010 – Bury Your Dead – Winner

o 2013 – The Beautiful Mystery – Winner

* Arthur Ellis Award

o 2006 – Still Life – Winner Best First Crime Novel

o 2011 – Bury Your Dead – Winner Best Crime Novel

* Barry Award

o 2007 – Still Life – Best First Novel Winner

* Anthony Award

o 2007 – Still Life – Best First Novel Winner

o 2009 – The Brutal Telling – Best Novel Winner

o 2010 – Bury Your Dead – Best Novel Winner

o 2013 – The Beautiful Mystery – Best Novel Winner

* Macavity Award

o 2011 – Bury Your Dead – Best Mystery Novel Winner

o 2013 – The Beautiful Mystery – Best Mystery Novel Winner

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Winner of the 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to investigate a woman's death, it doesn't take long for him to realize that no love was lost on Miss de Poitiers. But even if everyone hated her--her husband, lover, and daughter among them--how is it that "no one "saw her get electrocuted in the middle of a frozen lake in the center of town? Gamache digs beneath the surface of Three Pines to find where the "real "secrets are buried. But other troubles lie ahead for the detective. It seems he has some enemies of his own...and with the coming of the bitter winter winds, something far more chilling is in store.