The Body in the Castle Well (First Edition)

Walker, Martin

ISBN 10: 052551998X / ISBN 13: 9780525519980

Published by Knopf,, New York, 2019

About this Item

New York, 2019. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($25.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A novel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Body in the Castle Well (First Edition)
• Publisher: Knopf,, New York
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052551998X
• ISBN 13: 9780525519980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

When Claudia Muller, a young American woman, turns up dead in the courtyard of an ancient castle in his jurisdiction, Bruno Courrèges initially assumes that she died of an overdose. But Claudia’s doctor soon persuades him that things may not be so simple, setting Bruno on an investigation that will lead him from the Renaissance to the French Resistance and beyond. Claudia had been studying with Monsieur de Bourdeille, a renowned art historian who became extraordinarily wealthy through the sale of paintings that may have been falsely attributed—or so Claudia suggested shortly before her death. In his younger days, Bourdeille had aided the Resistance and been arrested by a Vichy police officer whose own life story also becomes inexorably entangled with the case. Also in the mix is a young falconer who works at the Château des Milandes, the former home of fabled jazz singer Josephine Baker. Once again, it’s up to Bruno to make sure that justice is served—along with a generous helping of his signature Périgordian cuisine, of course.

About the Author

Martin Walker is a senior fellow of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think tank based in Washington, D.C. His previous novels in the Bruno series are Black Diamond; Bruno, Chief of Police; The Children Return; The Crowded Grave; The Dark Vineyard; The Devil’s Cave; Fatal Pursuit; The Patriarch; The Resistance Man; A Taste for Vengeance; and The Templars’ Last Secret, all international best sellers. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the Dordogne. www.brunochiefofpolice.com