Bruno, Chief of Police Series by Martin Walker

4.05 · 264 ratings
  • Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1)
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    Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2008

    The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoît Courrèges, a policeman in a small French village where the rituals of the café still rule. Bruno -- as he is affectionately nicknamed -- may be the town's only municipal policeman, but in the hearts and minds of its denizens, he is chief of police... more

  • The Dark Vineyard (Bruno, Chief of Police #2)
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    The Dark Vineyard (Bruno, Chief of Police #2)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2009

    Just before dawn one late-summer morning, Bruno is pulled from sleep by the wail of the town siren atop the Mairie, summoning the volunteer firemen of St Denis. A large barn and the fields surrounding it are ablaze. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt - it was arson.

  • Black Diamond (Bruno, Chief of Police #3)
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    Black Diamond (Bruno, Chief of Police #3)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2010

    France's Perigord region is the home of the exquisite black truffle, and at 5000 Euros a kilo, it's a treasured local asset. When reports come in that this unique delicacy is being adulterated with a cheaper Chinese version, Chief of Police, Captain Bruno Courreges is asked to investigate the scam.

  • The Crowded Grave (Bruno, Chief of Police #4)
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    The Crowded Grave (Bruno, Chief of Police #4)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2011

    Bruno’s day has not started well: an international summit to be held in a local chateau is being threatened by Basque separatists, and animal-rights campaigners have declared a war on the beloved local delicacy, foie gras, in the form of an attack on a local duck farm... more

  • The Devil's Cave (Bruno, Chief of Police #5)
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    The Devil's Cave (Bruno, Chief of Police #5)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2012

    Mystery, food, and wine in the French province of Dordogne—the latest offering from Martin Walker, featuring Benoît “Bruno” Courrèges.It’s spring in St. Denis. The village choir is preparing for its Easter concert, the wildflowers are blooming, and among the lazy whorls of the river a dead woman is found floating in a boat. It’s another case for Bruno, the town’s cherished chief of police... more

  • The Resistance Man (Bruno, Chief of Police #6)
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    The Resistance Man (Bruno, Chief of Police #6)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2013

    Bruno Courrèges—provincial French police chief extraordinaire—is back in another delectable tale of mystery and suspense that unfolds in the gastronomically ravishing Dordogne.A veteran of the Resistance dies, and among his possessions are documents that connect him to a notorious train robbery. A former British spymaster’s estate is burglarized, the latest in a spree of expert thefts... more

  • Children of War (Bruno, Chief of Police #7)
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    Children of War (Bruno, Chief of Police #7)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2014

    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... more

  • The Patriarch (Bruno, Chief of Police #8)
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    The Patriarch (Bruno, Chief of Police #8)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    A beloved village, a renowned family, a suspicious death - it's the latest adventure in the Dordogne for police chief Bruno. When Bruno is invited to the lavish birthday celebration of World War II flying ace and national icon Marco "the Patriarch" Desaix, it's the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. But when the party ends in the death of Gilbert, Marco's longtime friend, it's another day on the job for the chef de police. All signs point to a tragic accident, but Bruno isn't so sure... more

  • Fatal Pursuit (Bruno, Chief of Police #9)
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    Fatal Pursuit (Bruno, Chief of Police #9)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2016

    A pair of murders, a romance and rivals in pursuit of a long-lost vintage car of unfathomable value Bruno, chief of police, is busy in another mystery set in the beautiful Dordogne At the annual "fete" in St. Denis, Bruno s biggest worry is surviving as a last-minute replacement navigator in a car rally race. The contest and a classic-car parade are new to the festivities and draw a spate of outsiders with deep pockets, big-city egos and, in the case of a young Englishman, an intriguing story... more

  • The Templars' Last Secret (Bruno, Chief of Police #10)
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    The Templars' Last Secret (Bruno, Chief of Police #10)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2017

    Bruno, the beloved chief of police of the idyllic French town of St. Denis in the Dordogne, is back! This time a mysterious death brings ancient secrets to light, and it's up to our hero--and favorite gourmand--to connect the tangled threads of past and present.When a woman's body is found at the foot of a cliff near St... more

  • A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police #11)
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    A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police #11)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2018

    When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis, the worried hostess is quick to call on Bruno for help. Monica Felder is nowhere to be found, and her husband, a retired British major, is unreachable. And not long after Bruno discovers that Monica was traveling with a mysterious Irishman (her lover?), the two turn up dead... more

  • The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police #12)
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    The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police #12)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2019

    A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter the village of St Denis. Bruno, chief of police, faces a dark reckoning with France's past in this page-turning mystery. A rich American art student is found dead at the bottom of a well in an ancient hilltop castle. The young woman, Claudia, had been working in the archives of an eminent French art historian, a crippled Resistance war hero, at his art-filled chateau... more

  • The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police #13)
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    The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police #13)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2020

    Following the funeral of a local farmer, Bruno gets a phone call from his son. He tells Bruno that before his father's sudden death, he had signed over his property to an insurance company in return for a subscription to a luxury retirement home. Bruno discovers that both the retirement home and the insurance company are scams with links to a Russian oligarch whose dealings are already being tracked by the French police.Meanwhile an aging British rock star is selling his home, Chateau Rock... more

  • The Coldest Case (Bruno, Chief of Police #14)
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    The Coldest Case (Bruno, Chief of Police #14)

    Martin Walker

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2021

    After attending an exhibit on the facial reconstruction of ancient skulls, Bruno wonders if this technology might provide an invaluable clue to a thirty-year-old cold case. But learning the identity of the murder victim is only the beginning. The investigation quickly turns thorny and leads Bruno to a reclusive vintner, Henri Bazaine, whose education at a vocational school in a formerly Communist region has raised some eyebrows... more

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