Just before dawn one late-summer morning, Bruno is pulled from sleep by the wail of the town siren atop the Mairie, summoning the volunteer firemen of St Denis. A large barn and the fields surrounding it are ablaze. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt – it was arson. Soon after, a wine mogul from California visits the town with plans to buy up half the valley to create an industrial-scale wine-producing operation. Such a business would bring a healthy injection of dollars to St Denis, plus the creation of at least fifty jobs.
It appears that someone is determined to stop the scheme and is prepared to go to any lengths – including murder – to do so. Bruno must use all his skills, tact and local knowledge to negotiate a minefield in order to reach the truth.
Martin Walker
Dark Vineyard
$24.95 – Paperback book / Quercus
Just before dawn one late-summer morning, Bruno is pulled from sleep by the wail of the town siren atop the Mairie, summoning the volunteer firemen of St Denis. A large barn and the fields surrounding it are ablaze. When... Buy or find out more →
Black Diamond
$32.99 – Trade paperback / Quercus
At the heart of French gastronomy lies the famed black truffle of the Périgord. But France's truffles are being adulterated with cheaper ones from China, and it seems that Chinese organised crime is behind the fraud. At ... Buy or find out more →
Bruno, Chief Of Police
$24.95 – Paperback book / Quercus
Captain Bruno Courreges goes by the grand title of Chief of Police, though in truth he’s the only municipal policeman on staff in the small town of St Denis in the beautiful Perigord region of south west France. He has a... Buy or find out more →
Bruno, Chief Of Police
$29.95$24.95 – Paperback book / Quercus
Captain Bruno Courreges goes by the grand title of Chief of Police, though in truth he's the only municipal policeman on staff in the small town of St Denis in the beautiful Perigord region of south west France. He has a... Buy or find out more →
The Dark Vineyard
$29.95 – Paperback book / Quercus
Just before dawn one late-summer morning, Bruno is pulled from sleep by the wail of the town siren atop the Mairie, summoning the volunteer firemen of St Denis. A large barn and the fields surrounding it are ablaze. When... Buy or find out more →