France's favourite country policeman investigates a suicide and gets involved in a tricky local
issue in the latest adventure in this ever popular and bestselling mystery series. 'FRENCH
TOURISM SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO WALKER'S DORDOGNE MYSTERIES' Daily Mail Bruno Courr?ges is
chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis with a remit that covers the beautiful
valley of the river Véz?re. One autumn morning he comes across an abandoned car parked near a
local beauty spot. Inside is a dead woman Monique an apparent suicide resulting from
depression. But there are circumstances surrounding the death that raise Bruno's suspicions
particularly when disputes arise surrounding her Will. At the same time Bruno makes the
mistake of interfering in a local marital dispute. Deputy mayor Xavier has been playing away
and finds himself evicted from the family home. Old controversies about deer culls take on new
life and then a second campaign begins stating that Bruno is less of a village copper and more
of a secret policeman whose main job is working for French intelligence. Some of the
ammunition for this attack Bruno learns comes from Xavier who sees this as a way to topple
Bruno and the mayor and succeed to the mayor's job himself. Suddenly Bruno's shiny
reputation is looking a little tarnished as he battles to save his name and answer the
questions surrounding Monique's suicide.
