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Bruno, chief of police a novel
Meet Benoit Courréges, affectionately named Bruno, chief of police in a small village in the South of France where the rituals of the café still rule. A former soldier, Bruno has embraced the slow rhythms of country life. But the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army gal...
| Main Author: | Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
NY:
Vintage,
2009.
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| Series: |
Bruno series ;
1. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Meet Benoit Courréges, affectionately named Bruno, chief of police in a small village in the South of France where the rituals of the café still rule. A former soldier, Bruno has embraced the slow rhythms of country life. But the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army galvanizes his attention: the man had a swastika carved into his chest. When a visiting scholar helps untangle the dead man's past, Bruno's suspicions turn toward a motive more complex than hate, back to a tortured period of French history. |
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| Physical Description: |
273 pages |
| ISBN: |
9780307454690 |
| Author Notes: |
Walker is also editor in chief emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International and the author of the Bruno series. (Bowker Author Biography) |