Martin Walker
Author
Series
Bruno chief of police volume 3
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
298, 9 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a musician's new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish nationalists' ire, and it's up to Bruno to track down an extremist who seems ready to take deadly measures"--
Author
Series
The Dordogne Mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the people he protects. Loved by millions, the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect combination of mystery and escapism.
Author
Series
A Bruno Chief of Police novel volume 13
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's summer in the Dordogne. The heirs of a Périgordian sheep farmer learn that they have been disinherited, and their father's estate sold to an insurance company in return for a policy that will place him in a five-star retirement home for the rest of his life. But the farmer never gets his life of luxury--he dies before moving in. Was it a natural death? Was there foul play? Bruno begins the investigation that leads him to several shadowy insurance...
Author
Series
A Bruno Chief of Police novel volume 14
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After attending an exhibit on the facial reconstruction of ancient skulls, Bruno wonders if this technology might provide an invaluable clue to a 30-year-old cold case. But learning the identity of the murder victim is only the beginning. The investigation quickly turns thorny and leads Bruno to a reclusive vintner, Henri Bazaine, whose education at a vocational school in a formerly communist region has raised a red flag. An inquiry into the defunct...
Author
Series
Bruno Courreges Investigation volume . 2
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
303, 13 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Bruno Courreges Investigation volume 1
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
273 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Benoit Courreges, affectionately named Bruno, chief of police in a small village in the South of France where the rituals of the cafe still rule. A former soldier, Bruno has embraced the slow rhythms of country life. But the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army galvanizes his attention: the man had a swastika carved into his chest. When a visiting scholar helps untangle the dead man's past, Bruno's suspicions turn...
Author
Series
A Bruno Chief of Police novel volume 14
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The suspicious death of an American in an ancient French castle catapults Bruno into a case involving an art historian's false claims, a young falconer, and a Vichy law officer with a complicated past.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bruno's biggest worry at the annual fete in St. Denis is surviving as a last-minute replacement navigator in a car rally race. A young Englishman tells Bruno an intriguing story about a Bugatti Type 57C, lost somewhere in France during World War II. Among the most beautiful cars ever made, it is worth millions and drives its pursuers mad with greed. When two deaths occur during the festivities, Bruno suspects that the events in St. Denis are linked...
Author
Series
Bruno Courreges Investigation volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Another delectable serving of mystery and the pleasures of the Dordogne from the newest master of suspense, Martin Walker.
Author
Series
A Bruno Chief of Police novel volume Book 10
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
317 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bruno, the beloved chief of police of the idyllic French town of St. Denis in the Dordogne, is back! This time a mysterious death brings ancient secrets to light, and it's up to our hero--and favorite gourmand--to connect the tangled threads of past and present When a woman's body is found at the foot of a cliff near St. Denis, Bruno suspects a connection to the great ruined Château de Commarque, a long-ago Knights Templar stronghold that stands...
Author
Series
Bruno Courreges Investigation volume 8
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Attending the lavish birthday celebration of a World War II hero, police chief Bruno becomes intimately tangled in the family's dynamics when one of their close friends dies under suspicious circumstances.
Author
Series
Bruno chief of police volume 5
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Vintage books edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating an apparent occult murder during the Easter season in St. Denis, beloved chief of police Bruno discovers links to a troubling real estate proposal, a suspicious accident, and the sudden reappearance of a controversial elderly countess.
Author
Series
Bruno Chief of Police Investigation volume 6
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First United States Edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A veteran of the Resistance dies, and among his possessions are documents that connect him to a notorious train robbery. A former British spymaster's estate is burglarized, the latest in a spree of expert thefts. An academic's home is broken into just as she is finishing a revelatory book on Frances nuclear weapons program. An antiques dealer is found brutally murdered, and his former lover, the number one suspect, is on the run. It's just another...
Author
Series
A Bruno Chief of Police novel volume 11
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A missing woman, a shocking pregnancy, a dash of international intrigue, and a bottle or two of good Bergerac: it's another case for Bruno, Chief of Police. When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis, the worried hostess is quick to call on Bruno for help. Monica Felder is nowhere to be found, and her husband, a retired British major, is unreachable. And not long...