[Bruno, Chief of Police 03] • Black Diamond · A Mystery of the French Countryside

[Bruno, Chief of Police 03] • Black Diamond · A Mystery of the French Countryside
Authors
Walker, Martin
Publisher
Vintage
Tags
mystery
ISBN
9780307701459
Date
2010-01-01T06:00:00+00:00
Size
2.66 MB
Lang
en
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The third installment in thed elightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno.

Something dangerous is afoot in St. Denis. In the space of a few weeks, the normally sleepy village sees attacks on Vietnamese vendors, arson at a local Asian restaurant, subpar truffles from China smuggled into outgoing shipments at a nearby market—all of it threatening the Dordogne’s truffle trade, worth millions of dollars each year, and all of it spelling trouble for Benoît “Bruno” Courrèges, master chef, devoted oenophile, and, most important, beloved chief of police. When one of his hunting partners, a noted truffle expert, is murdered, Bruno’s investigation into the murky events unfolding around St. Denis becomes infinitely more complicated. His friend wasn’t just a connoisseur of French delicacies, he was a former high-profile intelligence agent—and someone wanted him dead.

As the strange crimes continue, Bruno’s detective work takes him from sunlit markets to dim cafés, from luxurious feasts to tense negotiations—from all of the paradisial pleasures of the region to its shadowy underworld—and reunites him with a lost love, an ambitious policewoman also assigned to the case. Filled with an abundance of food and wine (including, bien sûr, many, many truffles) and a soupçon of romance,Black Diamond is a deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself.

Bonus material! Martin Walker is often asked by his readers for vacation recommendations in the area where his best-selling series is set. In "A Perfect Weekend in Perigord," Walker shares his itinerary for an ideal vacation in this picturesque region.

This edition also includes an excerpt from Martin Walker's The Devil's Cave. 

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Review“Martin Walker’s bucolic mysteries offer a gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes.” —The New York Times Book Review

From the Hardcover edition.

About the AuthorMartin Walker is senior director of the Global Business Policy Council and editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International. His previous Bruno novels, Bruno, Chief of Police and The Dark Vineyard, were published to international acclaim. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the southwest of France.

www.brunochiefofpolice.com