The Patriarch - A Mystery of the French Countryside

Zusatztext “A darn good mystery with an engaging main character. . . . A rare treat.” —The Lincoln Journal Star   “The delights of [Walker’s Dordogne]—from the chateaus along the rivers to the prehistoric cave paintings to the food on the tables—are very real. . . . Absorbing.” —The New York Times Book Review   “A satisfying and surprisingly intimate tour through a modern French village! full of character and charm. . . .  The Patriarch in many ways is comparable to vintage wine! a cuvee of disparate tastes! aromas! depths and colors . . . Santé. Drink up." —The Arizona Republic  Praise for Martin Walker´s Bruno! Chief of Police series  “Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm.” — The Wall Street Journal   “Tailor-made for fans of Peter Mayle! Colin Cotterill and Alexander McCall Smith.” — BookPage   “In Martin Walker’s delightful series . . . the charm of rural France is regularly disrupted—but not too much.” — The Seattle Times “Walker treats readers to lavishly detailed accounts of meals served in farmhouse! restaurant! and at village fêtes! giving us cookbook-worthy accounts of ingredients! preparation! and wine pairings.” —Booklist (starred review)   “ Martin Walker’s Bruno novels are as delicious as the world class meals his chief of police whips up and as intoxicating as the wines he serves.” —Open Letters Monthly “[Will] delight readers who relish a skillful blend of complex international political nuance and pastoral intrigue mixed with a soupçon of fine French wine and cuisine.” —Publishers Weekly   “As pleasant as a nice brunch.” — The Washington Independent Review of Books  Informationen zum Autor MARTIN WALKER, after a long career of working in international journalism and for think tanks, now gardens, cooks, explores vineyards, writes and travels. His series of novels featuring Bruno, Chief of Police, are bestsellers in Europe and have been translated into more than fifteen languages. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne. Klappentext "Originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Quercus Publishing"--Title page verso.Walker / THE PATRIARCH 1 Benoît Courrèges, chief of police of the small French town of St. Denis and known to everyone as Bruno, had been looking forward to this day so much that he’d never considered the possibility that it might end in tragedy. The prospect of meeting his boyhood hero, of being invited into his home and shaking the hand of one of France’s most illustrious sons, had awed him. And Bruno was not easily awed. Bruno had followed the career of the Patriarch since as a boy he had first read of his exploits in a much-­thumbed copy of Paris Match in a dentist’s waiting room. He had devoured the article and dreamed of starting a scrapbook on his newfound hero but had no money for the magazines and newspapers he would require. The young Bruno made do instead with libraries, first at his church orphanage and later, when he’d been taken into the stormy, child-­filled household of his aunt, at the public library in Bergerac. The images had remained in his head: his hero silhouetted against camouflaged fighter planes in the snow, wearing shorts and a heavy sidearm in some desert, drinking toasts in one ornate palace or grand salon after another. His favorite was the one that showed the Patriarch as pilot, his helmet just removed and his hair tousled, waving from his cockpit to a cheering crowd of mechanics and airmen after he’d become the first Frenchman to break the sound barrier. Bruno could not help but smile at his own excitement. His boyhood was long behind him, and he knew grown men should not feel like this. Bruno had worn a mi...

Product details

• Authors: Martin Walker
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780804173513
• ISBN: 978-0-8041-7351-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Bruno, Chief of Police; Bruno, Chief of Police Series; Bruno, Chief of Police Series
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense