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![]() | The Dark Vineyard (2009) (The second book in the Bruno, Chief of Police series) A novel by Martin Walker |
In this riveting sequel to Martin Walker's internationally acclaimed novel Bruno, Chief of Police, some of France's great pleasures - wine, passion and intrigue - converge in a dark chain of events that threaten the peaceful village of Saint-Denis.
Benoît (Bruno) Courrèges - devoted friend, cuisinier extraordinaire and the town's only municipal policeman - rushes to the scene when a research station for genetically modified crops is burned down outside Saint-Denis. Bruno immediately suspects a group of fervent environmentalists who live nearby, but the fire is only the first in a string of mysteries centering on the region's fertile soil.
Then a bevy of winemakers descends on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers. Romances blossom. Hearts are broken. Some of the sensual pleasures of the town - a dinner of a truffle omelette and grilled bécasses, a community grape-crushing - provide an opportunity for both warm friendship and bitter hostilities to form. The town's rivals - Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine; Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise; and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune - act increasingly erratically. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past.
A splendid mystery - and a delectable serving of the pleasures of France.
Genre: Mystery
Benoît (Bruno) Courrèges - devoted friend, cuisinier extraordinaire and the town's only municipal policeman - rushes to the scene when a research station for genetically modified crops is burned down outside Saint-Denis. Bruno immediately suspects a group of fervent environmentalists who live nearby, but the fire is only the first in a string of mysteries centering on the region's fertile soil.
Then a bevy of winemakers descends on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers. Romances blossom. Hearts are broken. Some of the sensual pleasures of the town - a dinner of a truffle omelette and grilled bécasses, a community grape-crushing - provide an opportunity for both warm friendship and bitter hostilities to form. The town's rivals - Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine; Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise; and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune - act increasingly erratically. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far from those of the past.
A splendid mystery - and a delectable serving of the pleasures of France.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
November 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard (Thorndike Mystery) Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-4104-3054-5 / 978-1-4104-3054-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A mystery of the French countryside Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 0-307-27018-1 / 978-0-307-27018-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-55468-266-5 / 9781554682669 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
July 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A Case for Bruno, Chief of Police Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-84724-915-9 / 9781847249159 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2011 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-55468-271-1 / 9781554682713 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Not Applicable Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
July 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside (Vintage) Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 0-307-45471-1 / 978-0-307-45471-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-55468-267-3 / 9781554682676 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Not Applicable Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A Bruno Courreges Investigation Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-84916-185-2 / 9781849161855 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2009 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A Case for Bruno, Chief of Police Author(s): Martin Walker ISBN: 1-84724-916-7 / 9781847249166 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
2011 : Audio CD
| Title: The Dark Vineyard / Unabridged Author(s): Martin Walker Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
October 2010 : Kindle edition
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June 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside (Bruno, Chief of Police) Author(s): Martin Walker Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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