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'WALKER BRINGS TO LIFE A COMPLETE COMMUNITY AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHO IS ITS PROTECTOR, TEACHER AND FRIEND' - Literary Review In rural Dordogne, Bruno, Chief of Police, knows that WW2 casts the longest shadow. Rare bank notes are found, linking to the famous Neuvic train robbery of 1944 in the...

Les Troubadours, a folk music group that Bruno has long supported, go viral with their new number, “Song for Catalonia,” when the Spanish government suddenly bans the song. The songwriter, Joël Martin, is a local enthusiast for the old Occitan language of Périgord and the medieval troubadours, and he sympathizes with the Catalan bid for independence. The success of his song provokes outrage among extreme Spanish nationalists. Then, in a stolen car found on a Périgord back road, police discover a distinctive bullet for a state-of-the-art sniper’s rifle that can kill at three kilometers.

Bruno is a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life - living in his restored shepherd's cottage; patronizing the weekly market; sparring with, and basically ignoring, the European Union bureaucrats from Brussels. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes everything and galvanizes Bruno's attention.

When Abby, an American archaeologist, arrives in St. Denis on the heels of her divorce, she hopes to make a new life for herself as a specialist guide for visiting tourists. So when a local British couple discover a grave from World War II on their property, Abby is able to put her training to good use. As it turns out, in the grave are the remains of two German women and an Italian submarine office who had a big secret to hide: the women are suspected of having had links to the German garrison in Bordeaux during the war.

When Bruno stumbles upon a motionless figure in a car parked at a scenic overpass on the ridge of the Vézère valley, he’s ready to investigate. Inside, he finds a suicide note and the dead body of Monique, a successful businesswoman who rented châteaus to wealthy expats. It seems like an open-and-shut case. But Bruno can’t shake the suspicion that something sinister lurks underneath this tidy narrative.

A beloved village, a renowned family, a suspicious death - it's the latest adventure in the Dordogne for police chief Bruno. When Bruno is invited to the lavish birthday celebration of World War II flying ace and national icon Marco "the Patriarch" Desaix, it's the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, Marco's longtime friend, it's another day on the job for the chef de police. All signs point to a tragic accident, but Bruno isn't so sure.

Bruno erholt sich noch von einer Schussverletzung, als ein geheimnisvoller Fund sein Interesse weckt: Bei einem verfallenen Schlösschen wird ein Grab mit drei Skeletten entdeckt, offenbar aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Ist es im idyllischen Saint-Denis zu Kriegsverbrechen gekommen? Bruno begibt sich auf Spurensuche in dunkle Zeiten, doch auch in der Gegenwart wird er dringend gebraucht: Internationale Besucher müssen mit Köstlichkeiten aus dem Périgord bewirtet werden, und die malerische Vézère schwillt zu einem reißenden Strom an, der ganz Saint-Denis in Gefahr bringt.

When an old man is found viciously murdered, a swastika carved in his chest, the obvious conclusion is that this killing must be racist. Suspicion falls on the son of the local doctor, found in flagrant playing sex games surrounded by Nazi paraphernalia.

A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter Bruno's charming village of St Denis. A rich American art student is found dead at the bottom of a well in an ancient hilltop castle. The young woman, Claudia, had been working in the archives of an eminent French art historian, a crippled Resistance war hero, at his art-filled chateau.

'WITH BRUNO IN CHARGE THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC FEASTS THAT MAKE THIS SERIES SUCH A MOUTH-WATERING TREAT' New York Times Book Review In this eleventh addition to a beguiling and bestselling series, Bruno wonders which he's most afraid of - a death squad loose in the woods or...

An einem malerischen Aussichtspunkt über dem Vézère-Tal findet Bruno die Leiche von Monique, einer erfolgreichen Geschäftsfrau. Auf dem Beifahrersitz drei Abschiedsbriefe, der Fall scheint klar. Doch Bruno wird ein ungutes Gefühl nicht los. Gleichzeitig verbreiten sich in Saint-Denis heimtückische Gerüchte, und schon bald steht sein Posten auf dem Spiel. Trotz allem bleibt Bruno Bruno. Er lässt sich ein köstliches Essen in prickelnder weiblicher Gesellschaft nicht entgehen und macht sich daran herauszufinden, was wirklich mit Monique passiert ist.

'Evocative descriptions of the Perigord ... distinctive characters ... intricate mystery. Readers new to this series will feel right at home' Publishers Weekly starred review Capturing the magic of the Dordogne and its people, the Dordogne Mysteries are worldwide bestsellers. Featuring Bruno...

In Martin Walkers fünftem "Bruno"-Roman geht es um Wasser: um glasklare, gemütliche Flüsse im Périgord, auf denen statt Kanufahrern eine schöne nackte (leider tote) Frau mit einem satanistischen Tattoo heruntertreibt. Um undurchsichtige Finanzflüsse. Um ein Labyrinth prähistorischer Grotten und ein internationales Ferienresort an lauschigen Ufern. Es geht um Fischspezialitäten, mit denen Bruno – in verwirrenden Frühlingsgefühlen gefangen – die Frauen verführt, und um große Fische einer Rüstungslobby, die ihm fast wieder von der Angel springen.

'RICH IN ATMOSPHERE AND PERSONALTIY ... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO READ A BRUNO NOVEL WITHOUT GETTING HUNGRY' New York Times Bruno, Chief of Police, star of the internationally bestselling series of Dordogne Mysteries, investigates the real-life disappearance of 'the most beautiful car ever made' in...

France’s Périgord region is the home of the black truffle and at five thousand euros a kilo, the exquisite ‘Black Diamond’ is a treasured local asset. When reports come in that this unique delicacy is being adulterated with a cheaper Chinese version, Captain Bruno Courrèges is asked to investigate the scam. But matters take a much darker turn when a horrific murder occurs, and Bruno has his work cut out to find the connection between present crimes and long-buried ones that are linked to France’s colonial past.

Bruno im Sondereinsatz: Eine Gruppe alter Freunde, die sich aus dem Silicon Valley kennen, trifft sich alljährlich zu einer Urlaubswoche, diesmal im wunderschönen, luxuriösen Château de Rouffillac. Doch im Vorfeld wird einer von ihnen, Brice Kerquelin, Opfer eines mysteriösen »Unfalls«, und Bruno wird zum Schutz der kleinen Runde abgeordnet. Aber nicht nur sein Scharfsinn, sondern auch seine Kochkünste sind gefragt: In der Abgeschiedenheit des Schlosses wappnet er sich gegen Übergriffe und sorgt mit Estragonhühnchen und Tarte tatin fürs leibliche Wohl.

The event of the Périgord tourist season is to be the re-enactment of the liberation of the historic town of Sarlat from the English in 1370. But it all goes wrong when the man playing the part of the French general is almost killed in the heat of the action. The immediate question for chief of police Bruno Courrèges is was this an accident - or deliberate? The stakes rise when Bruno learns that the man, Kerquelin, was running Frenchelon, the secret French electronic intelligence base nearby, after being recruited from a brilliant Silicon Valley career.

Bruno Courrѐges is chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis with a remit that covers the beautiful valley of the river Vézѐre. One autumn morning he comes across an abandoned car parked near a local beauty spot. Inside is a dead woman, Monique, an apparent suicide resulting from depression. But there are circumstances surrounding the death that raise Bruno's suspicions, particularly when disputes arise surrounding her Will.

Millions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries. Discover why and join them with this gripping new read! 'WILL MAKE READERS LONG FOR LAZY DAYS IN RURAL FRANCE' Irish Independent Following the funeral of a local farmer, Bruno gets a phone call from his son. He tells Bruno...

It is summer in St Denis and Bruno is busy organising the annual village concert. He's hired a local Périgord folk group, Les Troubadours, to perform their latest hit 'A Song for Catalonia'. But when the song unexpectedly goes viral, the Spanish government, clamping down on the Catalonian bid for independence, bans Les Troubadours from performing it. The timing couldn't be worse, and Bruno finds himself under yet more pressure when a specialist sniper's bullet is found in a wrecked car near Bergerac.