Still+Life

Still Life, by Louise Penny

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**Karin 7-9-11** **I read in one of the quotes on the back that Still Life is a drawing room mystery, and I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up. Here's a definition. What do you think- does it fit?**

**Drawing Room Mystery** : most properly referring to the sub-genre of mystery where a group of people is gathered together at a remote location (usually a mansion) resulting in the murder of one or more of the guests. At the climax of the story a detective (often amateur) assembles everyone involved and solves the mystery by revealing secrets that he has deduced ending with the revelation of the killer's identity (see the works of Agatha Christie and the spoof film "Clue"). Often used to refer to any "polite" or genteel crime detection fiction, including the adventures of Sherlock Holmes or Sexton Blake. Also called a "Cozy".

As I was reading, all the red herrings kept me jumping and I was not at all convinced I knew who did it. My top suspects were Ruth and Peter.