[Bruno, Chief of Police 02] • The Dark Vineyard · A Mystery of the French Countryside

[Bruno, Chief of Police 02] • The Dark Vineyard · A Mystery of the French Countryside
Authors
Walker, Martin
Publisher
Vintage
Tags
mystery
ISBN
9780307593818
Date
2009-01-01T06:00:00+00:00
Size
2.59 MB
Lang
en
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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