France's favourite country cop Bruno faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the
people he protects. Loved by millions the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect combination of
mystery and escapism.The event of the Périgord tourist season is to be the re-enactment of the
liberation of the historic town of Sarlat from the English in 1370. But it all goes wrong when
the man playing the part of the French general is almost killed in the heat of the action.The
immediate question for chief of police Bruno Courrèges is was this an accident - or deliberate?
The stakes rise when Bruno learns that the man Kerquelin was running Frenchelon the secret
French electronic intelligence base nearby after being recruited from a brilliant Silicon
Valley career. His old Silicon Valley colleagues have been invited to stay at the luxurious
local chateau of Rouffillac as his guests to enjoy the Sarlat show.As he investigates Bruno
discovers that Kerquelin's wound was faked that he is alive and well and secretly negotiating
a massive deal to build a semi-conductor industry in France. But then a whole new and dangerous
player emerges determined to nip the deal in the bud.
