The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. -- Tuscon Citizen\'s Journal. -- Entertainment Weekly A wonderfully crafted novel as satisfying as a French pastry but with none of the guilt or calories.
It is] lovely...to linger at the table. -- The Christian Science Monitor A nice literary pairing with the slow-food movement....
Martin Walker plots with the same finesse with which Bruno can whip up a truffle omelette, and both have a clear appreciation for a life tied to the land.
Enjoyable....
As they learn more about the dead man\'s past, Bruno\'s suspicions turn toward a more complex motive.
He\'s paired with a young policewoman from Paris and the two suspect anti-immigrant militants.
Now Bruno must balance his beloved routines--living in his restored shepherd\'s cottage, shopping at the local market, drinking wine, strolling the countryside--with a politically delicate investigation.
But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes all that.
He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it.
He\'s a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life.
Meet Beno t Courr ges, aka Bruno, a policeman in a small village in the South of France.
The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno
