airdog reviewed Bruno, chief of police by Martin Walker
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, …
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2 stars
The first 3/4 of the book reads more like an introduction to rural life in France, going into lengthy details about gastronomy and local customs, with a murder serving as a pretext.
The last quarter is more densely woven leading back to historical reasons for the murder dating back to the occupation. In my humble opinion the first 75% of the book would have benefited quite a bit from a serious pruning.