The Dying Season: The Dordogne Mysteries 8

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Dying Season: The Dordogne Mysteries 8
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Martin Walker
SeriesThe Dordogne Mysteries
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 164
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Thriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9781848664081
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publication Date 3 March 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Dordogne town of St Denis may be picturesque and sleepy, but it has more than its fair share of mysteries, as Bruno knows all too well. But when Bruno is invited to the 90th birthday of a powerful local patriarch - a war hero with high-level political connections in France, Russia and Israel - he encounters a family with more secrets than even he had imagined. When one of the other guests is found dead the next morning and the family try to cover it up, Bruno knows it's his duty to prevent the victim from becoming just another skeleton in their closet. Even if his digging reveals things Bruno himself would rather keep buried. Meanwhile, very modern battles are being fought in St Denis between hunters defending their traditions and environmentalists protecting local wildlife. Neither side, it seems, is above the use of violent tactics. At the centre of it all, Bruno must use all his cunning and character to protect his community's future from its present - and its past.

Author Biography

Martin Walker is a prize-winning journalist and the author of several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Cold War: A History. He lives in the Dordogne and Washington, DC.

Reviews

Brings all the beauty of la France profonde vibrantly alive - Irish Independent on Sunday The perfect holiday read - Shiny New Books Intricate and clever - Sydney Morning Herald Walker is brilliant at capturing the murderous charms of rural France . . . the setting is undeniably delicious - Mirror The Bruno series . . . is highly assured, full of quirky touches and characterised with real exuberance - Good Book Guide