Three Pines

Three Pines is the small, idyllic town where the novel is set. The brutal murder is a harsh contrast to the town in which it has taken place. Three Pines has no police as no crime usually takes place here. The residents talk a lot about the weather as there is not much else going on. Three Pines is a small community where everyone knows everyone, making Jane’s murder more unexpected and horrific.

Jane’s house

Jane’s house remains a mystery throughout most of the novel, as none of her friends have ever been inside and the detectives are unable to see it without Yolande’s permission. When the detectives and Jane’s friends are finally allowed in, they see what Jane was hiding, the art that she was taught to be ashamed of. The house expresses Jane’s shame but also her joy; the...