Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, the protagonist in Louise Penny’s debut novel Still Life, is a different breed of detective, unlike most detectives I saw on television and movies or read … Continue reading Examining the Role of Armand Gamache in Louise Penny’s Still Life
Spoiler warning: this post discusses key plot points and characters from In the Woods. “I crave truth, and I lie,” are words spoken by the narrator of Tana French’s murder … Continue reading In the Woods and the Unreliable Narrator
BY MACK VELTMAN “This isn’t a job for a girl like you.” These words were spoken to V.I. Warshawski, the female detective and main character on several occasions throughout Sara … Continue reading Indemnity Only and the Hardboiled Woman Detective
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