Martin Walker

In his latest adventure, Bruno, France's favourite country cop, investigates a long-buried war crime and faces a devastating flood that threatens the town he polices and the people he loves. 'French tourism should raise a glass to Walker's Dordogne mysteries' – Daily Mail Bruno's archaeologist friend, Clothilde, asks him to help Abby, an American woman who wants to settle in...

France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the people he protects. Loved by millions, the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect mix of mystery and escapism. The event of the Périgord tourist season is the re-enactment of the liberation of the historic town of Sarlat from the English in 1370. But it all...

At the heart of French gastronomy lies the famed black truffle of the Perigord. But France's truffles are being adulterated with cheaper ones from China, and it seems that Chinese organised crime is behind the fraud. The third internationally bestselling case for Bruno, Chief of Police. In St Denis market, a Vietnamese family has been selling their dishes for years,...

'WITH BRUNO IN CHARGE THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC FEASTS THAT MAKE THIS SERIES SUCH A MOUTH-WATERING TREAT' New York Times Book Review In this eleventh addition to a beguiling and bestselling series, Bruno wonders which he's most afraid of – a death squad loose in the woods or teaching a cookery class to the tourists who...

A bumper collection of delightful stories featuring Bruno, Chief of Police and France's favourite cop, all set in the beautiful Dordogne valley and the ravishing Perigord region of the south west. Here is a landscape of meandering rivers with medieval castles overlooking their banks, of lush hillsides and spreading vineyards, of delicious local wines and world-renowned cuisine. With titles like...

A sumptuous French cookbook that immerses readers in the incomparable cuisine of the Perigord region, by the bestselling author of the beloved Dordogne Mysteries series, co-authored with his wife, food writer and novelist, Julia Watson. Bruno Courrèges, the protagonist of Martin Walker's internationally acclaimed mystery series, is not only the local police chief of the idyllic village of St Denis....

Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of an undercover French Muslim cop is found in the woods, a man who called Bruno for help only hours before. But Bruno's sometime boss and rival, the Brigadier, doesn't see this investigation as a priority - there are bigger...

Industrial sabotage spills over into murder. Bruno, chief of police, must balance tradition and progress while bringing a killer to justice in the second instalment in this mouthwatering series of mysteries. Just before dawn one summer morning, Bruno is summoned by the wail of the siren in the little town of St Denis in the Perigord. A fire is raging...

An unwelcome delegation from Paris causes upset in St Denis, but is it really cause for murder? The first installment in the acclaimed and internationally bestselling BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE series. ‘Hugely enjoyable and absolutely gripping. Martin Walker has got off to a flying start in what promises to be a great series. Bruno will be the Maigret of the...

The Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic was called the most beautiful car of all time. Only four of them were ever built. A California museum paid $37 million for one; Ralph Lauren bought another; a third was smashed by a train at a level crossing. The fourth disappeared in France during World War 2. It was the car used by British...

The Templars' Last Secret by Martin Walker plunges readers into a gripping mystery featuring the charming country policeman, Bruno. The story begins with the discovery of a woman's body outside a cave beneath the ancient Templar chateau of Commarque, located in the picturesque Dordogne region. The woman died from a broken neck, but the question remains: was it an accidental...

It is springtime in France's Perigord, a time of beauty and calm. But not for Bruno, chief of police of the small town of St Denis. A woman's body has been found on a boat, bearing signs of a black magic ritual. Bruno has too much on his plate as it is—mediating a domestic abuse case that needs careful handling...

France's favourite country policeman investigates a suicide and gets involved in a tricky local issue in the latest adventure in this ever-popular and bestselling mystery series. 'FRENCH TOURISM SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO WALKER'S DORDOGNE MYSTERIES' Daily Mail An Enemy in the Village features Bruno Courrèges, the chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis, with a...

Spanish separatists, angry activists and a mystery corpse: Bruno, chief of police, has his work cut out in the fourth in this internationally bestselling series. Life in the South of France isn't full of the charming peace that you might imagine. In St Denis, a summit in a local chateau is threatened by Basque separatists, animal rights campaigners are causing...

Summer in the beautiful Perigord region of southern France, the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect combination of mystery and escapism. In the little town of St Denis, Bruno is busy organising the annual summer concert. He's hired a local Perigord folk group, Les Troubadours, to perform their latest hit 'A Song for Catalonia'. But when the song goes viral, the...

Pre-order the next adventure in this bestselling mystery series featuring France's favourite country cop, Bruno, as he investigates the brutal murder of a woman newly arrived to the quiet town of St. Denis. Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the Dordogne town of St Denis, is no stranger to murder. But when he receives a phone call from his friend,...

'WILL MAKE READERS LONG FOR LAZY DAYS IN RURAL FRANCE' Irish Independent A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter Bruno's charming village of St Denis. A rich American art student is found dead at the bottom of a well in an ancient hilltop castle. The young woman, Claudia, had been working in the archives of...

Evocative descriptions of the Perigord ... distinctive characters ... intricate mystery. Readers new to this series will feel right at home Publishers Weekly starred review Capturing the magic of the Dordogne and its people, the Dordogne Mysteries are worldwide bestsellers. Featuring Bruno, France's favourite policeman, along with gourmet food and wine, local colour, sunshine and murder mystery, no wonder they...

The Dordogne town of St Denis may be picturesque and sleepy, but it has more than its fair share of mysteries, as Bruno knows all too well. But when Bruno is invited to the 90th birthday of a powerful local patriarch—a war hero with high-level political connections in France, Russia, and Israel—he encounters a family with more secrets than even...

Millions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries. Discover why and join them with this gripping new read starring Bruno Chief of Police, France's favourite cop. 'Rich on local colour' The Times 'Dollops of the good life in rural France spiced up with international intrigue' Irish Independent 'Unrivalled at interweaving the professional and private pursuits of a thoroughly...

France's favourite country policeman investigates a suicide and gets involved in a tricky local issue in the latest adventure in this ever popular and bestselling mystery series. 'FRENCH TOURISM SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO WALKER'S DORDOGNE MYSTERIES' Daily Mail An Enemy in the Village follows Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis, whose remit...

In his latest adventure, Bruno, France's favourite country cop, investigates a long-buried war crime and faces a devastating flood that threatens the town he polices and the people he loves. 'FRENCH TOURISM SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO WALKER'S DORDOGNE MYSTERIES' Daily Mail The long arm of history reaches into the present in Bruno's latest case when three sets of bones...

In south-west France, WW2 casts the longest shadow when some rare bank notes are discovered, notes that may have links to the legendary Neuvic train robbery in 1944 in the sixth internationally-bestselling case for Bruno, Chief of Police. In St Denis, Bruno, chef de police, can't get a moment's rest. Some rare bank notes have come to light that may...