Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside

Author: Martin Walker

Title: Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 320

Release Date: 2012-07-10

Details: A noted truffle expert is murdered in this installment of the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Filled with an abundance of food and wine (including, bien s^ur, many, many truffles), Black Diamond is a deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself.

"A charming French village, great food, eccentric characters and a mystery to nudge things along.... Savory indeed" -The Seattle Times

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 Beno^it "Bruno" Courr`eges, 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 caf'es, 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.

EAN: 9780307744630

Package Dimensions: Height: 8.1 Inches, Length: 5.3 Inches, Weight: 0.5125 Pounds, Width: 0.69 Inches

Languages: en