EAN: 9781849161855

MARTIN WALKER - GEBRAUCHT THE DARK VINEYARD A B...

'BEGUILING  EVOCATIVE  WONDERFUL ... THE ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH OF FRANCE' Francis Wheen    In
the second mystery of this mouthwatering and bestselling series  Bruno  Chief of Police of a
small rural French town  must balance local tradition and modern progress while bringing a
killer to justice.   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. The barn belongs to an agricultural research company
experimenting with genetically modified crops - an unpopular move in deeply traditional St
Denis.  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.

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