The Patriarch: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno

The Patriarch: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno Chief of Police Book 8)

A beloved village, a renowned family, a suspicious deathâ€”itâ€™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 â€œthe Patriarchâ€ Desaix, itâ€™s the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, Marcoâ€™s longtime friend, itâ€™s another day on the job for the chef de police. All signs point to a tragic accident, but Bruno isnâ€™t so sure. There is more to the Desaix familyâ€™s lives and loyalties than meets the eye. There is Victor, the Patriarchâ€™s son, Gilbertâ€™s old comrade-in-arms and sometime rival; Victorâ€™s seductive wife, Madeleine, whose roving eye intrigues Bruno even more than her fierce political ambitions; Yevgeny, another son, an artist whose paintings seem to hold keys to the past; and the Patriarch himself, whose postwar Soviet ties may have intersected all too closely with Gilbertâ€™s career in Cold War intelligence.

Bruno is diverted by a dangerous conflict between a local animal rights activist and outraged huntersâ€”as well as meals to cook, wine to share, and an ever more complicated romantic situation. But as his entanglement with the Desaix family grows and his suspicions heighten, Brunoâ€™s inquiries into Gilbertâ€™s life become a deadly threat to his own.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-08-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-08-11
Format	Kindle eBook

The Patriarch: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno Chief of Police Book 8)

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