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Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-
Subjects
Police -- France -- Fiction.
Criminal investigation -- France -- Fiction.
Country life -- France, Southwest -- Fiction.
Périgord (France) -- Fiction.
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
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Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-
Police -- France -- Fiction.
Criminal investigation -- France -- Fiction.
Country life -- France, Southwest -- Fiction.
Périgord (France) -- Fiction.
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
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Bruno
's
challenge
: and
other
stories
of the
French
countryside
/ Martin Walker.
by
Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-
Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION WAL
Subjects
Police -- France -- Fiction.
Criminal investigation -- France -- Fiction.
Country life -- France, Southwest -- Fiction.
Périgord (France) -- Fiction.
Dordogne (France) -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
Series
Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-
Bruno
series.
ISBN:
9780593534229 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
240 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"Borzoi Book".
Contents:
Bruno
's
challenge
-- The lost boy -- The birthday lunch -- The chocolate war -- The green army -- Dangerous vacation -- Sugar lumps -- Fifty million bubbles -- Oystercatcher -- La Mére Noelle -- Boeuf Neanderthal -- The collaborator --
Bruno
and Le Pére Noël.
Summary:
"Martin Walker presents his first collection of
stories
featuring all the familiar characters from his
Bruno
novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas,
Bruno
must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man’s coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading
Bruno
to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves. In story after story,
Bruno
settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine. "--Publisher.
Genre:
Mystery fiction.
Short
stories
.
Holds:
1
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Collection
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Status
Due Date
Tantallon Public Library
Adult Mystery Fiction
FICTION WAL
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