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Bruno, Chief of Police Series

Step into the charming tranquility of the French countryside, where one dedicated police chief maintains peace and justice. This series unfolds in a picturesque village, with each case revealing intricate human relationships and local secrets. Follow the lives of the residents, their joys and sorrows, as the protagonist navigates seemingly simple yet often complex crimes. It's perfect reading for fans of atmospheric and insightful detective fiction.

The Resistance Man
The Devil's Cave
The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe
Schwarze Diamanten
The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe
Bruno, chief of police

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  1. 1

    Bruno, chief of police

    • 342 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.8(932)Add rating

    Captain Bruno Courreges goes by the grand title of Chief of Police, though in truth he's the only municipal policeman on staff in the small town of St Denis in the beautiful Perigord region of south west France. Bruno sees his job as protecting St Denis from its enemies, and these include the capital's bureaucrats and their EU counterparts in Brussels. Today is market day in the ancient town. Inspectors from Brussels have been swooping on France's markets, attempting to enforce EU hygiene rules. The locals call the Brussels' bureaucrats 'Gestapo' and Bruno supports their resistance. What's more, here in what was Vichy France, words like 'Gestapo' and 'resistance' still carry a profound resonance.When an old man, head of an immigrant North African family, is found murdered, suspicion falls on the son of the local doctor, found in flagrante playing sex games surrounded by Nazi paraphernalia. But Bruno isn't convinced, and suspects this crime may have its roots in that most tortured period of recent French history - the Second World War, a time of terror and betrayal that set brother against brother.

    Bruno, chief of police
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    The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.7(166)Add rating

    Just before dawn one summer morning Bruno is summoned by the wail of the siren in the little town of St Denis in the Périgord. A fire is raging in a local barn and spreading to the surrounding fields. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt it was arson. Meanwhile, a Californian producer wants to set up a wine-making business in the valley. Despite the money and jobs this would bring, many fear it would destroy their town. When a violent death follows the crop burning, it looks as though someone is prepared to do anything to stop the scheme. Bruno will have to draw on all his local knowledge to reach the truth.

    The Dark Vineyard. Grand Cru, englische Ausgabe
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    Schwarze Diamanten

    Der dritte Fall für Bruno, Chef de police

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    In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered

    Schwarze Diamanten
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    The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe

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    Bruno's day has not started well. A summit to be held in a local château is threatened by Basque separatists, and animal rights campaigners are causing havoc. Up to his ears with ETA and PETA, he's not even had time for lunch. And it's about to get worse. A local archaeological team unearths a well-preserved skeleton. Yet it's a lot more recent than they'd hoped - boasting a Swatch on its wrist and a bullet-hole in its skull. With an influx of visitors making Saint Denis almost as crowded as the excavation's grave, the key appears to lie with one of these outsiders. Bruno must think fast and keep his wits about him. Especially as the answer may lie a little closer to home.

    The Crowded Grave. Delikatessen, englische Ausabe
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    The Resistance Man

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    In south-west France, WW2 casts the longest shadow when some rare bank notes are discovered, notes that may have links to the legendary Neuvic train robbery in 1944 in the sixth internationally-bestselling case for Bruno, chief of police

    The Resistance Man
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    Children of war

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    Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before. But Bruno's sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn't see this investigation as a priority - there are bigger issues at stake. Bruno has other ideas. Meanwhile, a Muslim youth named Sami turns up at a French army base in Afghanistan hoping to get home to St Denis. One of Bruno's old army comrades helps to smuggle Sami back to France, but the FBI aren't far behind. Then an American woman appears in St Denis with a warrant for Sami's extradition. Bruno must unravel these multiple mysteries, amidst pressure from his bosses, and find his own way to protect his town and its people.

    Children of war
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    The Dying Season

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    The Dordogne village of St Denis is tearing itself apart. Can Bruno, chef de police, keep it together in this gripping new crime novel?

    The Dying Season
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    The Templars' Last Secret

    • 400 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    3.9(96)Add rating

    A mystery buried deep in France's medieval past resurfaces - and brings murder with it. The tenth case in the internationally-bestselling Bruno, chief of police series

    The Templars' Last Secret
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    A Taste for Vengeance

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    A death squad loose in the woods and teaching a cookery class - Bruno knows which he's more afraid of in the thirteenth mouthwatering addition to this beloved series

    A Taste for Vengeance
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    The Body in the Castle Well

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    3.9(136)Add rating

    Millions of readers worldwide are discovering the special world of Bruno, Chief of Police, and the Dordogne Mysteries. There's murder in paradise in the twelfth case for France's favourite cop in this addition to a beloved series

    The Body in the Castle Well
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