An Enemy in the Village

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.

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An Enemy in the Village follows Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the lovely Dordogne town of St Denis, whose remit covers the beautiful valley of the river Vézère. One autumn morning, he comes across an abandoned car parked near a local beauty spot. Inside is a dead woman, Monique, an apparent suicide resulting from depression. However, there are circumstances surrounding the death that raise Bruno's suspicions, particularly when disputes arise surrounding her will.

At the same time, Bruno makes the mistake of interfering in a local marital dispute. Deputy mayor Xavier has been playing away and finds himself evicted from the family home. Old controversies about deer culls take on new life, and then a second campaign begins, accusing Bruno of being less of a village copper and more of a secret policeman working for French intelligence. Bruno learns that some of the ammunition for this attack comes from Xavier, who sees this as a way to topple Bruno and the mayor, aspiring to succeed to the mayor's job himself.

Suddenly, Bruno's shiny reputation is looking a little tarnished as he battles to save his name and answer the questions surrounding Monique's suicide in An Enemy in the Village.