Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker (SIGNED 1ST US ED) [ENDS 6 PM 12/26/24]

Description: CV4 - A first US edition hardcover book SIGNED by Martin Walker on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chpping and crease on the edges and corners, glue stain and some label residue on the front and back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, remainder mark on the bottom page edges some bumped corners, some wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Bruno, Chief of Policeby Martin Walker A Novel of the French Countryside. 8.75"x6", 273 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 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. Bruno is a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life - living in his restored shepherd's cottage; patronizing the weekly market; sparring with, and basically ignoring, the European Union bureaucrats from Brussels. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes everything and galvanizes Bruno's attention: the man was found with a swastika carved into his chest. Because of the case's potential political ramifications, a young policewoman is sent from Paris to aid Bruno with his investigation. The two immediately suspect militants from the anti-immigrant National Front, but when a visiting scholar helps to untangle the dead man's past, Bruno's suspicions turn toward a more complex motive. His investigation draws him into one of the darkest chapters of French history - World War II, a time of terror and betrayal that set brother against brother. Bruno soon discovers that even his seemingly perfect corner of la belle France is not exempt from that period's sinister legacy. Bruno, Chief of Police is deftly dark, mesmerizing, and totally engaging.

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