Children of war / Courrges, Bruno (Fictitious character) Police Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character) Detective and mystery stories.
Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-,
Children of war / Martin Walker. - London : Quercus, 2014. - 358 pages : map ; 24 cm. - A Bruno Courrèges investigation . - Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-. Bruno series. .
Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before. But Bruno's sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn't see this investigation as a priority - there are bigger issues at stake. Bruno has other ideas. Meanwhile, a Muslim youth named Sami turns up at a French army base in Afghanistan hoping to get home to St Denis. One of Bruno's old army comrades helps to smuggle Sami back to France, but the FBI aren't far behind. Then an American woman appears in St Denis with a warrant for Sami's extradition. Bruno must unravel these multiple mysteries, amidst pressure from his bosses, and find his own way to protect his town and its people.
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016684586 Uk
Courrèges, Bruno, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Courrges, Bruno (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--France--Perigord--Fiction.
Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character)
Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--France--Périgord--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery stories
Crime--Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Mystery fiction.
823.92
Children of war / Martin Walker. - London : Quercus, 2014. - 358 pages : map ; 24 cm. - A Bruno Courrèges investigation . - Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-. Bruno series. .
Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before. But Bruno's sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn't see this investigation as a priority - there are bigger issues at stake. Bruno has other ideas. Meanwhile, a Muslim youth named Sami turns up at a French army base in Afghanistan hoping to get home to St Denis. One of Bruno's old army comrades helps to smuggle Sami back to France, but the FBI aren't far behind. Then an American woman appears in St Denis with a warrant for Sami's extradition. Bruno must unravel these multiple mysteries, amidst pressure from his bosses, and find his own way to protect his town and its people.
9781848664029 (paperback) 9781848664012 (hardback) 184866401X (hardback)
GBB439602 bnb
016684586 Uk
Courrèges, Bruno, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Courrges, Bruno (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--France--Perigord--Fiction.
Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character)
Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--France--Périgord--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery stories
Crime--Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Mystery fiction.
823.92