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Bruno Courreges mysteries volume 1
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English
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Meet Benoit Courrǧes, affectionately named Bruno, chief of police in a small village in the South of France where the rituals of the caf štill rule. A former soldier, Bruno has embraced the slow rhythms of country life. But the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army galvanizes his attention: the man had a swastika carved into his chest. When a visiting scholar helps untangle the dead man's past, Bruno's suspicions turn...
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Bruno's biggest worry at the annual fête in St. Denis is surviving as a last-minute replacement navigator in a car rally race. A young Englishman tells Bruno an intriguing story about a Bugatti Type 57C, lost somewhere in France during World War II. Among the most beautiful cars ever made, it is worth millions and drives its pursuers mad with greed. When two deaths occur during the festivities, Bruno suspects that the events in St. Denis are linked...
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Bruno Courreges mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"When a woman's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the idyllic French town of St. Denis, chief of police Bruno Courrèges suspects a connection to the great ruin that stands above: a long-ago Knights Templar stronghold. With the help of Amélie, a young newcomer to the Dordogne, Bruno learns that the dead woman was an archaeologist searching for a religious artifact of incredible importance. And her ties to Islamic terrorists--not to mention...
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Former French soldier Benot̋ "Bruno" Courrg̈es has long since grown accustomed to the pace of the county. He doesn't carry a gun as a policeman, and is not known to make arrests, though it's within his power to do so. This idyll is disturbed when an elderly North African is found murdered with a swastika gouged in his torso. Bruno suspects local anti-immigrant hate groups, yet as he begins to learn more about the deceased's past, things become much...
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