[Bruno, Chief of Police 02] • The Dark Vineyard · A Mystery of the French Countryside
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- Authors
- Walker, Martin
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Tags
- mystery
- ISBN
- 9780307593818
- Date
- 2009-01-01T06:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.59 MB
- Lang
- en
The second installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police.When
a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and
spurring resentment among the villagers, the idyllic town—where Benoit
“Bruno” Courreges is the town’s only policeman—finds itself the center
of an intense drama, with suspicious fires at the agricultural research
station that is working on genetically-modified crops. Two
young men—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and
Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—become rivals for the
affections of Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise
student of wine. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious
deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far
from those of the past. “Captivating…Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm.” —The Wall Street Journal“A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes…. [Walker] beguiles the reader.” —The New York Times Book Review“The
real pleasure of the book is the place itself…. As readers are drawn
into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged dignity
of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers.” —Houston Chronicle
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Praise
“A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes. . . . [Walker] beguiles the reader.” —The New York Times Book Review “Captivating. . . . Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm.” —The Wall Street Journal
“The
real pleasure of the book is the place itself. . . . As readers are
drawn into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged
dignity of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers.” —Houston Chronicle
“Affectionate . . . Engrossing . . . Gripping . . . Walker’s mystery is
written with a polished prose and an authority that’s shoulders above
most crime fiction.” —Beverly Hills Courier