Bruno, chief of police

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Martin Walker: Bruno, chief of police (2008, Quercus)

262 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2008 by Quercus.

ISBN:
978-1-84724-507-6
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OCLC Number:
187294560

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The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, a policeman in a small French village where the rituals of the cafe still rule. Bruno--as he is affectionately nicknamed--may be the town's only municipal policeman, but in the hearts and minds of its denizens, he is chief of police.Bruno is a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life--living in his restored shepherd's cottage; patronizing the weekly market; sparring with, and basically ignoring, the European Union bureaucrats from Brussels. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes everything and galvanizes Bruno's attention: the man was found with a swastika carved into his chest.Because of the case's potential political ramifications, a young policewoman is …

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Subjects

  • Police -- Fiction
  • Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
  • National socialism -- Fiction
  • Périgord (France) -- Fiction