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Black Diamond : Bruno Chief of Police : Book 3 - Martin Walker

Black Diamond

Bruno Chief of Police : Book 3

By: Martin Walker

Paperback | 1 January 2012 | Edition Number 1

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France's Perigord region is the proud home of the famed black truffle, the "Black Diamond". Yet reports are coming in that this treasured asset is being adulterated with an inferior Chinese substitute, affecting the value of the genuine article. Bruno is called in to investigate.

Meanwhile, tension is brewing in Saint Denis. A Vietnamese market stall has been vandalized by a Chinese gang, leaving inter-country relations at breaking point. Then, as if to prove that bad things come in threes, murder rears its ugly head. Bruno can't help but wonder if these problems are connected.

When his suspicions are confirmed, the intrepid Chief of Police finds himself facing a very present danger, one brought about by a long-buried feud tracing all the way back to France's colonial past.

About The Author

 Martin Walker is a prize-winning journalist and the author of several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Cold War: A History. He lives in Washington and spends his summers in his house in the Dordogne.
Industry Reviews
So likeable is Courreges and so convincing his milieu, that I was desperate for more Bruno as soon as Black Diamond's brisk and brutal conclusion came... C'est formidable - Independent on Sunday

There are truffles to gather and market days to attend, as well as a sumptuous funeral banquet for a murdered truffle master that surpasses any meal cooked up thus far in a series that always makes your mouth water - International Herald Tribune

Done with elegance, intelligence and a touch of steel to ensure that the books never turn into a twee portrayal of rural life - Reviewing the Evidence

Luscious rural French caper - Sunday Mirror

[T]hat the novel manages to avoid lapsing into a familiar description of sleepy provincial French life can be attributed to the broader, timely issues that the author has chosen to address: immigration, fraud and political corruption. - Times Literary Supplement

Martin Walker spins a surprising and compelling mystery, laced with charm and a deep knowledge and love of France, past and present. It is a combination that will win him many fans - Waterstones,com

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