The third installment in Martin Walker's delightful,
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 Benoit
"Bruno" Courreges, 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 cafes, 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 sur, " many, many
truffles) and a "soupcon" of romance, "Black Diamond" is a
deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the
complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
| Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Dordogne Mysteries |
| Release date: |
September 2011 |
| First published: |
October 2011 |
| Authors: |
Martin Walker
|
| Dimensions: |
196 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
354 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84916-123-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84916-123-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781849161237 |
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