Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno

Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno Chief Of Police Book 3)

The third installment in thed elightful, 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 marketâ€”all of it threatening the Dordogneâ€™s truffle trade, worth millions of dollars each year, and all of it spelling trouble for BenoÃ®t â€œBrunoâ€ CourrÃ¨ges, master chef, devoted oenophile, and, most important, beloved chief of police. When one of his hunting partners, a noted truffle expert, is murdered, Brunoâ€™s investigation into the murky events unfolding around St. Denis becomes infinitely more complicated. His friend wasnâ€™t just a connoisseur of French delicacies, he was a former high-profile intelligence agentâ€”and someone wanted him dead.

As the strange crimes continue, Brunoâ€™s detective work takes him from sunlit markets to dim cafÃ©s, from luxurious feasts to tense negotiationsâ€”from all of the paradisial pleasures of the region to its shadowy underworldâ€”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 sÃ»r, many, many truffles) and a soupÃ§on of romance, Black Diamond is a deliciously entertaining concoction that delivers all the complexity and delights of the Dordogne itself.

Bonus material!Â Martin Walker is often asked by his readers for vacation recommendations in the area where his best-selling series is set. In "A Perfect Weekend in Perigord,"Â Walker shares his itinerary for an ideal vacation in this picturesque region.

This edition also includes an excerpt from Martin Walker's The Devil's Cave.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-08-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-08-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Black Diamond: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno Chief Of Police Book 3)

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