A few months ago, when Walker’s crime debut Bruno, Chief of Police was reviewed, I hoped the formerly sleepy St Denis would become a hotbed of death and intrigue so we could hear more from the charming Bruno. Well, the food-loving hamlet now finds itself in the sights of a multinational wine conglomerate wanting to buy up residents’ land for a shiny, modern vineyard.

The mayor thinks it will bring more jobs and tourism, but Bruno smells a rat – and following a vicious arson attack, unwanted attention from a radical environmental group and the tragic and mysterious deaths of two much-loved local residents, he sadly realises he may be right.