The crowded grave : an investigation by Bruno, Chief of Police / Martin Walker.
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TextSeries: Walker, Martin, Bruno Courrèges investigation ; Publication details: London : Quercus, 2011Description: 360 p. : map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849163217 (hbk); 1849163219 (hbk); 9781849163224 (pbk.)Subject(s): Courrèges, Bruno, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Murder -- Fiction | CourrÆ̀ʹes, Bruno (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Courrǧes, Bruno (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- France -- PǼøigord -- Fiction | Courráeges, Bruno (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- France -- Přigord -- Fiction | Police -- France -- Pâerigord -- Fiction | Courreges, Bruno (Fictitious character) | Detective and mystery stories | Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- France -- Périgord -- Fiction | Police | Police -- France -- Perigord -- Fiction | Perigord (France) -- Fiction | France -- PérigordGenre/Form: Detective and mystery stories | Mystery fiction. | Detective and mystery stories | Detective and mystery fiction. | Fiction. DDC classification: 823.92 LOC classification: PRSummary: Life in south-west rural France is not the sleepy idyll you might suppose. Local duck and goose farms are being attacked by animal rights protestors attempting to halt the production of foie gras. A senior policeman has been shot by terrorists believed to be the Basque Separatists of ETA. And if that weren't enough, a group of students have just unearthed a 'modern' skeleton during a dig at one of the ancient sites of this famous region and home to pre-historic man - a dig that has brought an influx of foreigners to the Dordogne. It is up to Chief of Police Bruno Courreges to get to the bottom of these seemingly unrelated events. Martin Walker spins a surprising and compelling mystery, laced with charm and a deep knowledge and love of France, past and present. It is a combination that will win him many fans.
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Life in south-west rural France is not the sleepy idyll you might suppose. Local duck and goose farms are being attacked by animal rights protestors attempting to halt the production of foie gras. A senior policeman has been shot by terrorists believed to be the Basque Separatists of ETA. And if that weren't enough, a group of students have just unearthed a 'modern' skeleton during a dig at one of the ancient sites of this famous region and home to pre-historic man - a dig that has brought an influx of foreigners to the Dordogne. It is up to Chief of Police Bruno Courreges to get to the bottom of these seemingly unrelated events. Martin Walker spins a surprising and compelling mystery, laced with charm and a deep knowledge and love of France, past and present. It is a combination that will win him many fans.
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