Book description
Bruno's day has not started well. The Saint Denis Chief of Police is
busy. A French-Spanish summit to be held in a local chateau is being
threatened by Basque separatists, and animal rights campaigners are
causing havoc at the foie gras farms. Up to his ears with ETA and PETA,
he's not even had time for lunch. And it's about to get worse. A local
archaeological team, digging for evidence of prehistoric man, unearths a
well-preserved skeleton. Yet it's a lot more recent than they'd hoped -
boasting a Swatch on its wrist and a bullet-hole in its skull. With an
influx of visitors making Saint Denis almost as crowded as the
excavation's grave, the key appears to lie with one of these outsiders.
Bruno must think fast, and keep his wits about him. Especially as the
answer may lie a little closer to home. 'One of the charms of the
series is the detailed procession of French country cuisine ... another
if the character of Bruno himself - humane, sensible, honest and a very
good cook ... a satisfyingly intriguing, wish-you-were-there read with
lashings of gastroporn' Guardian. Martin Walker is a prize-winning
journalist, and the writer/presenter of the BBC series Martin Walker's
Russia and Clintonomics. He is the author of Bruno, Chief of Police, The
Dark Vineyard and The Crowded Grave. He lives in Washington and spends
his summers in his house in the Dordogne.
