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A Shooting at Chateau Rock

The Dordogne Mysteries 13

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By: Martin Walker
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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'WILL MAKE READERS LONG FOR LAZY DAYS IN RURAL FRANCE' Irish Independent

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. The star's son returns for the summer with his Russian girlfriend. As Bruno pursues his inquiries into the farmer's death and the stolen inheritance, he learns that the oligarch is none other than the girlfriend's father. Bruno's talents are tested to the limit as he untangles a Gordian Knot of criminality that reaches as far as the Kremlin.

But luckily Bruno still has time to cook delicious meals for his friends and enjoy the life of his beloved Dordogne. What's more, love is in the air. His pedigree basset, Balzac, is old enough to breed. Bruno heads for the kennels where a suitable beauty, Diane de Poitiers, is ready and waiting for Balzac's attentions...

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Critic reviews

A seductive and engaging read
Walker is unrivalled at interweaving the professional and private pursuits of a thoroughly likeable cop
The Maigret of the Dordogne
Rich in atmosphere and personality
The Alexander McCall Smith of la France profonde
Brilliant at capturing the murderous charms of rural France ... the setting is undeniably delicious
A satisfyingly intriguing, wish-you-were-here read
I've read a lot of mysteries in my day and you're up there at the top of my list alongside Michael Connelly, Georges Simenon and, most recently, Anthony Horowitz
Francophiles will relish the evocative descriptions of the Perigord region and its cuisine. Distinctive characters complement the intricate mystery. Readers new to this elegant series will feel right at home
Rich in local colour, once again showing Walker's encyclopaedic knowledge of French food'
Dollops of the sybaritic good life in rural France are spiced up with a dash of international intrigue in this excellent Bruno, Chief of Police outing'
Martin Walker has caught the magic of the Dordogne ... and along the way imparts some useful knowledge, not just on matters culinary (invaluable) but also on quirks of French life
Consistently excellent ... I really want to know Bruno, to eat at his dinner table with his charming and entertaining guests ... I really want to be Bruno
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Disappointing as the story was weak and difficult to follow. Too much padding, not enough action, and too much politicising throughout the book.

Disappointed after waiting for release.

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Ticks all the boxes for a bruno novel with plenty of intrigued to the very end.

Classic Bruno

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As expected in this series a good mix of action and adventure with a good number of recipes casually inserted with the story.

Bruno strikes again!

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Narration absolutely fine. Detective plot fine, but too much food and wine detail. It is not a cookery book!

Too much paddling.

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I am finding that I am enjoying the domestic details each chapter captures about Bruno's friends, as much as the main plot.
I particularly enjoyed the domestic description of Bruno teaching the twins to swim and the construction of the chicken coup. I am not so sure about the adventures of Bruno's dog in this novel.

The main plot does have some excellently paced action writing as our hero Bruno performs deeds of darng do which is worth waiting for.

There are quite a few women in this tale and Peter Noble is very skilled at voicing them, giving each one a clear identity .

Lovely scenarios within this mystery

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