When Bruno is invited to the 90th birthday of a powerful local patriarch - a war hero with high-level political connections in France, Russia and Israel - he meets a family with more secrets than even he had imagined.

Next morning one of the guests is found dead. When the family tries to cover it up, Bruno knows he must prevent the victim from becoming yet another skeleton in their closet. Even if his digging reveals things Bruno himself would rather keep buried.

Keeping his community - and himself - out of danger while discovering the dark truth will involve all Bruno's cunning and skill.

Praise for the Bruno, chief of police series

'Walker is brilliant at capturing the murderous charms of rural France . . . the setting is undeniably delicious' Daily Mirror

'A satisfyingly intriguing, wish-you-were-there read with lashings of gastroporn' Guardian

'His enchanting country mysteries embody the sublime physical beauty and intractable political problems of the Dordogne region of France' New York Times

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Martin-Walker

Quercus Fiction
£7.99
978 1 84866 408 1