Bruno, Chief of Police

liked every tiny detail

all the details of a small village cop with his own chickens and very serious plot will enchant u and u will miss Bruno.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Easy Read Blending Mystery With a little History

I enjoyed this book. It is good to see that various groups are dealing with racism and it is not just a problem in the America South. I was a little disappointed with the ending but enjoyed reading about the meals the characters shared. I really liked Bruno as he seems to be a real man and not a one dimensional character.

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The second Porigord thriller is a super investigative cozy

In rustic Perigord, France, Police Officer Benoit "Bruno" Courreges is very popular amidst the villagers mostly for his lifestyle; he lives like they do in a shepherd's cottage and shopping at the local market. As a cop he has arresting authority, but never uses it as his presence leads to guilt and everyone behaving. He assumes his most significant job is to protect the local merchants and farms from the European Union pests.

However, a homicide of an elderly French WWII veteran from Algeria upsets the former soldier turned village cop. The murder is bad enough, but the swastika carved on the victim's chest angers Bruno. As he investigates a horde of homicide detectives and crime experts from Paris try to take over the case from him, but he refuses to allow them to lead. Initially members of the violent anti-immigrant National Front are the prime suspects, but soon with a help of a scholar, Bruno begins to look back to WWII for the culprit.

The second Porigord thriller (see THE CAVES OF PORIGORD) is a super investigative cozy that brings to life a small rustic village. The villagers including Bruno are priceless as their eccentricity and their outlook towards the EU as unwelcome intruders forcing the local heroes to be "smugglers" enhance the clever whodunit. Martin Walker cleverly links five decade old transgressions to a modern day homicide as fans will say oui oui to BRUNO CHIEF OF POLICE.

Harriet Klausner

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

great book!

This series is a wonderful look at France after WWI and the truffle industry; the characters are beautifully written and the book makes you want to go and meet these people; would definitely recommend for a book club too!

I'm hooked!

Enjoyable light reading.

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