The dark vineyard
Author:
NoveList Series:
Bruno Courreges mysteries volume 2.
Series:
Bruno Courreges mysteries volume 2
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date:
2010
Edition:
1st U.S. ed
Language:
English
Description
In this riveting sequel to Martin Walker’s internationally acclaimed novel Bruno, Chief of Police, some of France’s great pleasures—wine, passion and intrigue—converge in a dark chain of events that threaten the peaceful village of Saint-Denis.
Benoît (Bruno) Courrèges—devoted friend, cuisinier extraordinaire and the town’s only municipal policeman—rushes to the scene when a research station for genetically modified crops is burned down outside Saint-Denis. Bruno immediately suspects a group of fervent environmentalists who live nearby, but the fire is only the first in a string of mysteries centering on the region’s fertile soil.
Then a bevy of winemakers descends on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers. Romances blossom. Hearts are broken. Some of the sensual pleasures of the town—a dinner of a truffle omelette and grilled bécasses, a community grape-crushing—provide an opportunity for both warm friendship and bitter hostilities to form. The town’s rivals—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine; Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise; and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—act increasingly erratically. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past.
A splendid mystery—and a delectable serving of the pleasures of France.
Benoît (Bruno) Courrèges—devoted friend, cuisinier extraordinaire and the town’s only municipal policeman—rushes to the scene when a research station for genetically modified crops is burned down outside Saint-Denis. Bruno immediately suspects a group of fervent environmentalists who live nearby, but the fire is only the first in a string of mysteries centering on the region’s fertile soil.
Then a bevy of winemakers descends on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers. Romances blossom. Hearts are broken. Some of the sensual pleasures of the town—a dinner of a truffle omelette and grilled bécasses, a community grape-crushing—provide an opportunity for both warm friendship and bitter hostilities to form. The town’s rivals—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine; Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise; and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—act increasingly erratically. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past.
A splendid mystery—and a delectable serving of the pleasures of France.
Subjects
Subjects
Arson investigation
Arson investigation -- Fiction
Country life
Country life -- France -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction
Environmentalists
Environmentalists -- Fiction
Investigation
Murder
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Police chiefs
Police chiefs -- France -- Fiction
Vintners
Vintners -- Fiction
Arson investigation -- Fiction
Country life
Country life -- France -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction
Environmentalists
Environmentalists -- Fiction
Investigation
Murder
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Police chiefs
Police chiefs -- France -- Fiction
Vintners
Vintners -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780307270184
9780307454713
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9780307454713
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Dordogne (France) -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Police chiefs -- France -- Fiction
Vintners -- Fiction
Country life -- France -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- Fiction
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Police chiefs -- France -- Fiction
Vintners -- Fiction
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The dark vineyard
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Country life
Environmentalists
Investigation
Murder
Police chiefs
Vintners
Country life
Environmentalists
Investigation
Murder
Police chiefs
Vintners
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