{"product_id":"a-murder-in-springtime-a-bruno-chief-of-police-novel-bruno-chief-of-police","title":"A Murder in Springtime: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel (Bruno, Chief of Police)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter a long career working in international journalism and for think tanks, MARTIN WALKER now gardens, cooks, explores vineyards, writes, travels, and has never been busier. He divides his time between Washington D.C. and the Dordogne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If, by some magic, you could live within any book (or series), you would do well to choose Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police mysteries set in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. You would travel through a picturesque landscape dotted with chateaux, prehistoric caves, and medieval villages. You would eat and drink incredibly well at cafés, patisseries, and perhaps in the farmhouse kitchen of series hero Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the Vézère Valley and the tiny market town of St. Denis... Enthralling.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e starred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the next installment of the Bruno, Chief of Police series, a newcomer to St. Denis is found dead at the home of one of Bruno's best friends--and for once, Bruno feels as though he is too close to the case to investigate, until it becomes clear that he's the only person who can solve the crime. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bruno is a hero for our troubled times.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Bruno sees he's missed several phone calls from his longtime neighbor Pamela, he has no idea what to expect. He's shocked to hear that she's found her new lodger on her back patio, brutally murdered. Bruno knows that Pamela isn't capable of killing anyone, but then who's the culprit? And what's the motive? The victim had only just moved to town to take a job at the local nursing home. She had no enemies in the village--but no friends, either. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruno decides that he can't be impartial where Pamela is involved, so the force assigns the case instead to their rising star rookie, Fabien. Bruno is happy for Fabien to take the lead. Lately, Bruno's been distracted: by his faltering relationship, by a meddlesome film crew that's descended on the Dordogne, by a group of opinionated small business owners Bruno wants to help to organize a logistically complicated night market. He can't seem to catch a break. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Fabien realizes that the victim is connected to his \n\u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e past, Bruno steps back in to help. The village has never felt more crowded, and the clock is ticking: Will Bruno and Fabien be able to catch a killer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217207961, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217207961, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496251031830,"sku":"9798217207961","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217207961.jpg?v=1783058268","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/a-murder-in-springtime-a-bruno-chief-of-police-novel-bruno-chief-of-police","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}