Bruno, Chief of Police (Signed First Edition)

Martin Walker

ISBN 10: 1847245072 / ISBN 13: 9781847245076

Published by Quercus Publishing, London, 2008

About this Item

First printing, with full number line. A very fine (as-new) copy in a very fine (as-new) jacket. A clean, tight, unread copy with price (£12.99) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. This copy has been SIGNED by Walker on the title page (as pictured). [Fiction-W].

Seller Inventory # FLAHIVE-1877

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bruno, Chief of Police (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847245072
• ISBN 13: 9781847245076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoît Courrèges, a policeman in a small French village where the rituals of the café still rule. Bruno -- as he is affectionately nicknamed -- may be the town's only municipal policeman, but in the hearts and minds of its denizens, he is chief of police.

Bruno is a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life -- living in his restored shepherd's cottage; patronizing the weekly market; sparring with, and basically ignoring, the European Union bureaucrats from Brussels. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes everything and galvanizes Bruno's attention: the man was found with a swastika carved into his chest.

Because of the case's potential political ramifications, a young policewoman is sent from Paris to aid Bruno with his investigation. The two immediately suspect militants from the anti-immigrant National Front, but when a visiting scholar helps to untangle the dead man's past, Bruno's suspicions turn toward a more complex motive. His investigation draws him into one of the darkest chapters of French history -- World War II, a time of terror and betrayal that set brother against brother. Bruno soon discovers that even his seemingly perfect corner of la belle France is not exempt from that period's sinister legacy.

About the Author

MARTIN WALKER is the senior director of the Global Business Policy Council as well as editor emeritus and international affairs columnist of United Press International, the global news agency. Married with two daughters, he lives in Washington, D.C., and spends his summers in the Dordogne region of France. Check out his website at www.brunochiefofpolice.com.