The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

The second installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police.

When a bevy of winemakers descend on Saint-Denis, competing for its land and spurring resentment among the villagers, the idyllic town--where Benoit Bruno Courreges is the town's only policeman--finds itself the center of an intense drama, with suspicious fires at the agricultural research station that is working on genetically-modified crops.

Two young men--Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune--become rivals for the affections of Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Qu b coise student of wine. 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.

Captivating.Sure to appeal to readers with a palate for mysteries with social nuance and understated charm. --The Wall Street Journal

A gentle reminder to slow down and smell the grapes. Walker] beguiles the reader. --The New York Tiems Book Review

The real pleasure of the book is the place itself. As readers are drawn into wine-stomping parties, truffle omelet dinners, and the aged dignity of a French hunting hound, the narrative tension gathers. --Houston Chronicle

Martin Walker served as bureau chief for Britain's The Guardian in Washington, D.C., and other postings before retiring as the paper's assistant editor. A regular commentator on CNN, Inside Washington, and NPR, he is also a contributing editor of the Los Angeles Times. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, and The New Republic, and was awarded Britain's Reporter of the Year prize. He is a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute in New York and has lectured at many American universities. Walker is the author of six books, including The President We Deserve and The Cold War: A History. He is married, has two daughters, and lives in Europe.

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ISBN 13	9780307454713
ISBN 10	0307454711
Titel	The Dark Vineyard
Autor	Martin Walker
Serie	Bruno Chief Of Police Series
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Random House USA Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-07-26
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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